Pests and Insects
328 Questions
Woodpecker Damage
I have woodpecker damage to cedar siding. It's silver dollar sized. I was going to mix some sort of epoxy with cedar sawdust I bought so that it might...
Archive-7680
Hi! When I bought my home in 1991 there was a bow in the wall. The sweet, elderly lady who sold me the home that had been in her...
Archive-7936
I have a Moosehead cedar log home built in 2001 and in addition to two major support beams being replaced due to deep cross check splits and torquing I...
Archive-7426
We are thinking about purchasing a log home in Maryland the pest inspector found powder post beetles on the porch and recommend a fumigation the sellers want to just...
Archive-7682
We have little flying ants that are burrowing into our log posts. The holes are very tiny. Just wondering how to get rid of them? They are on the...
Archive-7938
Should I continue to hold meetings in a log cabin that has l-2 hollowed logs and 4 that split in half and feel on the grass? The wall and...
Archive-7428
I live in northern mn.have noticed about 1/8'' holes in our red pine logs that seem to be packed with chewed up leaves.what type of beatles might be doing...
Archive-7684
I have a finished log cabin made of pine, 10 years old. Lots of sawdust from insect boring holes, about 1/8'' diameter. Logs were not treated other than several...
Archive-7940
We have a problem every year with lady bugs! For some reason they love our house. How can we get rid of them? Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Archive-7430
Our SW Oklahoma log cabin, built in the '80's, wooded area, near lake, is being attacked by a flying, wasp-like black winged insect. It bores a perfectly circular hole,...
Archive-7686
I have a log home made from Poplar. Lately I have been getting a lot of small holes (pinhead size or smaller) with a sawdust pile left underneath it....
Archive-7942
I am thinking about buying an old 1880's homestead with several log cabins on it that's in the mountains in Colorado. The log structure appears to be in very...
Archive-7432
I am seeing a fine bluish tinge dust coming from around the logs near the ceiling . What do you think this is?
Archive-7688
Can you please tell me the name of the products that discourage animals from chewing on log cabins? We have a bunkhouse on a river. There is nothing in...
Archive-7944
when you are setting up your log home and you apply borate treatment, how long does this borate treatment last? I keep reading where you tell people they need...
Archive-7434
I just noticed some ''squiggly'' lines/insect trails on the outside of a section of my house made of pine logs. We have it regularly sprayed to deter the carpenter...
Archive-7690
Hello, Just purchased a log cabin in RI and is loaded with carpenter bees just had an exterminator but still many flying around a week later what to do?
Archive-7946
We are having a log home built and we went to see how construction was going and noticed many of the logs had holes approx. 1/4'' through out the...
Archive-7436
Has anyone used Sikkens Cetol Log and Siding using the additives ''Bug Juice'' and/or NBS 30? Sikkens states they aren't adequately tested or that they are unstable. Just wanted...
Archive-7692
Just bought a 20 year old cabin in the North Ga MTns...IT is infested with ants.. The cabin has not been used in years...I had to remove alot of...