Without using a gun. Is there some type of chemical to keep them away?
2006-10-11 11:21:45 · 3 answers · asked by Curt 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
justwondering: hmm.....maybe because its eating my house? seems like a reasonable guess right?
2006-10-11 11:29:55 · update #1
why would you want to, i like woodpeakers. i have deer in my yard and they don't clean up after themselves
2006-10-11 11:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woodpeckers drill on houses for a variety of reasons: courtship drumming, drilling for insects or drilling for storage. Here's how to get them to stop.
Steps
Squirt woodpeckers with water from a hose or a high-powered water pistol.
Bang on the inside wall opposite of where the woodpeckers are drilling.
Nail metal or plastic sheeting over the area where the woodpeckers are drilling.
Use chicken wire or wire mesh over pecked areas, attaching it 1 to 2 inches from the side of the house. Woodpeckers won't have access to the wood.
Tips & Warnings
Woodpeckers generally drill on homes made of wood or with wood siding, especially of redwood or cedar.
Have your house checked for termites, which may attract woodpeckers.
All species of woodpeckers are protected by federal law. Shooting, trapping or otherwise harming them is forbidden.
2006-10-11 23:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by johnsredgloves 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about a chemical but have you tried those garden owls? They look real and are used in minnesota otherwise the woodpeckers destroy the utility poles.
2006-10-11 19:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by porkchop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋