Termites?
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It goes straight through the wood. I could see how it might have been done by a woodpecker.
I thought termites tended to stay out of the sun?
We have some blue jays here that like to peck at our deck—there’s places where they have started to dig down into the wood.
That said, those look like funky holes. Look more like someone shot into the wood from the other side.
We have some blue jays here that like to peck at our deck—there’s places where they have started to dig down into the wood.
That said, those look like funky holes. Look more like someone shot into the wood from the other side.
Zee09
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Wood pecker no doubt
I've seen them attack new decks. Of course I'm assuming if it is them there must be insects in the wood too.
I've seen them attack new decks. Of course I'm assuming if it is them there must be insects in the wood too.
usually, although sometimes they do it for other reasons.Wood pecker no doubt
I've seen them attack new decks. Of course I'm assuming if it is them there must be insects in the wood too.
Now the thousands of holes I have by my cabin on dead trees.. well those are for bugs obviously.
Zee09
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These suckers can do some serious damage and very quickly.
When my son bought his house, he had holes in the siding that looked like gun shots. The termite guy said they were from Carpenter Bee's.,,,
Zee09
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Carpenter bees here drill precision holes..
I was idly tapping on an interior wall last summer. Something started to tap back!
It was a woodpecker. It must have thought I was insects in the wall.
It was a woodpecker. It must have thought I was insects in the wall.
Woodpecker
They sure do. OP that's from a Woodpecker.
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It's also part of their mating ritual, it is spring.
@R18Civic
The others correct. Not termites. Termites eat/destroy wood from within, they cannot be exposed to air or they dry and die.
One way to check your home is to look for mud tunnels running from the ground along the concrete foundation to the wood framing house. It's these tunnels that enable them to get from the soil to the wood farming and take it apart from the inside out.
The others correct. Not termites. Termites eat/destroy wood from within, they cannot be exposed to air or they dry and die.
One way to check your home is to look for mud tunnels running from the ground along the concrete foundation to the wood framing house. It's these tunnels that enable them to get from the soil to the wood farming and take it apart from the inside out.
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Yes that is woodpecker damage, the woodpecker is going after carpenter bees larvae. You probably had carpenter bees bore underneath and the woodpeckers are just finding them
