Destructive Woodpeckers And 3 Insects That Attract Them

One of the main reasons woodpeckers attack your siding or roof is that they are foraging for food. And if they have decided to take up residence at your house, you have at least one food source that they love.

1. Carpenter Bees - Female carpenter bees will drill small round holes about the size of a dime into many different types of wood including siding and roofing. And once these holes are drilled, they can set up a variety of tunnel systems behind the face of the wood to lay eggs, sometimes becoming 2-3 feet long.

If your carpenter bees have a 2-3 foot long tunnel, a woodpecker is likely to drill your siding for the full length of the tunnel creating significant damage.

2. Leafcutter Bees - Unlike carpenter bees, leafcutter bees look for existing structural problems in your wood siding to take up residence. For example, horizontal wood siding can often have gaps which would serve as a welcome mat for this type of bee. Cedar shake roofs also provide a fertile ground of leafcutter bees with their vertical cracks.

Woodpeckers that have found leafcutter beds will often make small horizontal or vertical rows of holes as they search for food.

3. Bagworms - Bagworm larvae resemble tiny caterpillars. Their casings can be attached to a tree trunk, wood fence, or you siding. While they are attached to the outside of your home, an interested woodpecker will still damage the outside of your house when they go for the goodies inside the casing.

Eliminating the food source to promote woodpecker removal - Learning how to get rid of woodpeckers is not a one step process, but eliminating the food source is a critical first step. While calling a professional to assess your insect problem will cost money, it will be significantly less than costly repairs associated with untreated woodpecker damage.

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