Woodpeckers pecking at house, how to eliminate?
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B. Enne on Aug 13, 2015Shiny metal windchimes helped at our house...we also used some kind of spray repellant from the hardware store (I don't remember the name.), but it had to be reapplied often and was a pain. The windchimes worked better. We were told that the pecking could be a sign of insect infestation and/or a mating ritual. We didn't see any insect damage. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/wp_about/control.html Strangely enough when we painted, they didn't seem attracted to the colour. The former colour was an aqua tone. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Kristine on Aug 13, 2015Holographic tape. You can buy it on Amazon. It makes noise when it's windy, but it works. The noise and the reflective light it shines deters the peckers. Cut a few 3-foot long strands of it. Use staples to create a loop on one end of each strand (don't use tape, it will come apart when it's rainy or humid). Cut a long piece of fishing line and pull it through the loop of tape you stapled together. Use the fishing line to hang the strands of tape vertically and loosely above or around the area you want to keep the peckers away from. Most people apply the tape incorrectly and have poor results, so I'm emphasizing here: Hang loose, 3- foot long strands of this tape so that it is twirling and flapping in the breeze, kind of like a wind-sock would. If you merely attach the holographic tape horizontally to your eaves or siding, it won't work. The strands must be hung loosely. We still get woodpeckers, in fact all over the yard! But they stopped pecking the house three years ago when we did this, and they haven't resumed. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Cynthia S on Aug 14, 2015Hang pie tins!Helpful Reply
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Heather Martin on Aug 14, 2015Hang up CDs on fishing line.Helpful Reply
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HouseLogic.com on Aug 14, 2015Maybe you can redirect them somewhere else using food? Woodpeckers love this: http://goo.gl/CuxLIRHelpful Reply
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Elaine Glendening on Aug 14, 2015They are after the bugs in your wall.Helpful Reply
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