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How to Stop Woodpeckers from Pecking Your House

Are woodpeckers hammering on your siding? Learn why they’re making a racket and more importantly, how to get them to stop.
You may hear the neighborhood woodpeckers at work when they’re dining on spiders, grubs, or insects such as ants in the nearest dead tree. But their loud hammering is impossible to miss if they start ...
Here’s what to do if a woodpecker starts pecking on your house. Woodpeckers also may find a knot hole in wood siding and think it looks like a great place to start excavating for a nest. Or they may ...