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If they are active, the ony good way to stop them is strip the outside again.

They are parasitic wasps that do no harm. Go to this web page for more info. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2113.html

I hung a plastic owl from the corner of my house and it works well. It must have glass eyes to work and be hanging from a string or wire so the wind moves it.

The glycol borates work the best since they dry slowly and penetrates the wood deeper. They will interfere with the stain bonding to the wood only if they are not allowed to dry properly. Go out andlay your hand on the logs in the morning and if it is sticky,… Read More »Archive-7908

Sounds like Powder Post Beetles. You will probably have to strip at least those logs and apply a borate treatment.

You need to find out where they are getting in at and block their entrance.

You wouldn’t catch me there for nothing!!! you can try having the exterior chinked/caulked completly on the exterior.

If you want it blotchy use stripper. If you want it to turn black and fail early, powerwash it. It should corn cob blasted, borate treated and then stained with a good quality latex log home stain.

it is hard to tell what brand of home you have without seeinf it, and then it is hard sometimes. Go to www.timelesswoodcare.com for maint. tips.

I would galvanized screw it to OSB and then caulk.