Woodpecker Damage

By Tim Carter
©1993-2008 Tim Carter

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Summary: A woodpecker can damage your redwood trim looking for carpenter bees. Woodpeckers will drill into the wood trim searching for food. Perhaps a sacrificial wood structure can save your house trim.

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Dawn Kennedy-Oswalt
29 Nov 2007, 19:32

Need some help with damaged tree's that woodpeckers are making on my tree's.
How can I fix my problem?
Anybody out there knows what to do?
Thank you
Saving my Tree's

ATB
30 Nov 2007, 08:29

Dawn,
Mother Nature is doing *exactly* what she should. The woodpeckers are hitting your trees because there is an obvious food source. Contact a certified arborist.

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