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There really is no good way to stop them short of shooting them. You can patch the holes with Energy Seal.

Plug the holes with pieces of cotton balls then caulk over with Energy Seal. You can fill some of the woodpecker holes with the Energy Seal also. This should make you stain ready.

It could also be porcupines. They love to chew on wood. Being that it is up high it probably is squirrels. You can try spraying a repellent like ”Repell” but it really stinks and not easy to be around. You could set a live trap, but you would need to… Read More »Archive-7566

I’m not sure what ”old wood worms” are, but the best way to treat any wood boring/eating insects is to strip to bare wood and treat with a borate. Another problem with tenting and fumigating is that it will break down the gasket that is between each coarse of log.

Hard to say. If you saw it this time of the year it is more than likely nothing.

I am not familiar with a worm in cedar. You should have an entomologist look at it for identification and then treat accordingly. A state college extension office should be able to help. If they are wood eating worms or larvae, then a borate treatment would be in order.

Not sure where you live, but if it is in the south I would definitely continue the preventative spray regiment. There isn’t much you can do to stop the Carpenter Bees. You could ask the exterminator, but they are just about impossible to stop once they discover your house.

They could be coming in from between the logs, corners or around windows and doors. I would recommend having it caulked completely on the exterior with Energy Seal.

If you are going to have cabinets in same place you could sand down those logs and apply a good borate treatment like Shell Guard RTU. it can only be applied to bare wood. If you strip the exterior it should be applied to the entire exterior before applying new… Read More »Archive-7578

There are lots of little spaces in between the logs for them to lay their eggs. When it gets cold out side they head for the heat inside. You could stop it it or slow it way down by completely caulking or chinking the exterior.