Carpenter Bees Mosquitoes. Carpenter Ants Termites. Posted by: Cooper Pest. Photo credit: Wikipedia Their specialized beaks are designed for breaking wooden areas on or around your home, making them a notable, damaging pest in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area.
Photo credit: Friends of Santa Teresa Park If you suspect that you have woodpecker activity at your home, ask yourself the following questions: Do I see small holes on my wood siding, deck, and trees? Do I hear a loud, repetitive knocking sound while inside and outside of your home?
Are there woodpeckers on your property beginning in spring? Have I been experiencing carpenter bee activity? Photo credit: Colorado State University Extension If you answered yes to these questions, woodpeckers have most likely taken refuge by your home. Carpenter Bees Carpenter bee larvae are a prime delicacy, highly sought out when the females burrow into wood such as your shudders, siding, or any unpainted wood on your property and lay their eggs.
Termites Termites thrive on moist or decaying wood around your property to create their nest and grow their colony. Wood Boring Beetles Wood boring beetles cause damage to your home as the larvae find a suitable nesting source such as a doorframe, windowsill, door, or trees. Want a Free Estimate? Need to Schedule Service? Have a Questions? Recent Posts. New Jersey:. What's Bugging You? About Us Contact Us Careers. You could also replace your wood siding with other material, but that seems an extreme measure when professional animal control can manage the woodpeckers for you without a major home renovation.
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Connect with the author via: LinkedIn. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The Big Three Once you realize why woodpeckers are such rowdy neighbors, you may not begrudge their ways. First, determine why the woodpecker is there. They can be, yes. They can cause extensive damage to the wood siding of your home. Of course, they can also be a form of natural pest control, since they eat insects that can infest your home.
A hunting woodpecker may only cause cosmetic damage, while nesting woodpeckers can create much larger holes. Your homeowners insurance policy will most likely not cover woodpecker damage. Generally, yes. Woodpeckers eat lots of insects that are pests to us, including termites, ants, and mosquitoes. Owls and hawks are their natural predators, and so plastic owls or hawks may scare them off.
However, this usually only works temporarily. Dead tree limbs on the ground can be very attractive to woodpeckers — that wood is full of insects for them to eat. A good suet feeder like this one will surely attract some woodpeckers. Woodpeckers can cause serious damage, in addition to just being incredibly annoying. Unfortunately, getting rid of woodpeckers is very difficult. If this is the case, it is important to eradicate the dry rot fungus and eliminate the source of moisture intrusion that fostered the fungal growth.
If you do not take these steps it is very likely you will be repairing more bird damage in your future. The biggest indicator that woodpeckers are foraging for insects are multiple small holes and pecking in various areas.
The next reason on the list is nesting. Every creature needs a home, and you might be leasing space to critters. Whereas most birds build their nests by collecting grass, twigs, and other flotsam; woodpeckers use their ability to carve with there beaks to craft their nests.
If the bird assaulting your home is consistently working on carving a single larger hole, that is a clear indication of nesting. The number three reason on our list is a seasonal issue. Every spring usually in March and April flickers and woodpeckers will find a hard surface to peck that makes a loud noise.
They do this to attract females and intimidate other males. They will even peck metal siding and satellite dishes.
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