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New for Woodpeckers Taste Repellent

INTRODUCTION. Their common name reflects that they routinely peck wood, for food (insects), for shelter (nests), and for drumming to establish territories and attract mates. Woodpeckers may be nuisance or damaging pests when they attack wood structures, but they are federally protected.

There are 22 species found in North America.                         

HABITS. As part of their courtship males and occasionally some females will drum to attract a mate and to announce their territory during breeding season. These critters reach pests status because of their drumming on structures and/ or attacking wood structures. Insects in or on the structure, storing nuts, or preparing a potential nesting site could be the cause of the drumming. For drumming purposes, they prefer substrates which resonate loudly, such as gutters, vents, metal siding, drain pipes, chimney caps, roof vents, etc. Drumming may be done several times each day and can continue for several days or weeks. It may result in damage to the surface used and/ or a most annoying racket. Cedar and redwood siding is the most preferred surface for nesting.

CONTROL. Woodpeckers are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act as migratory, nongame birds. Some species are also protected by state laws.

Exclusion is the best overall control technique, but repellents is the preferred choice by most homeowners. In general, decoys do not work. Although treating insect infested wood may have some merit, woodpeckers often attack sound and/or un-infested wood and hence such treatment is not appropriate.

Critter Ridders repels woodpeckers by using both an optical and a repellent creating a discomfort zone that works. An optical/repellent discomfort zone with special holographic foil strips and the new taste repellent. are the best humane deterrents and we do not get recalls using this method. This method gives the woodpecker a feeling of being threatened and when combined with an unpleasant tasting drilling site, the bird is less likely to stay in the area. Keep in mind that the target problem bird visiting the treated area will be the bird that is controlled and the spot you treat is the only area that will have continued control for any other new birds that come to that spot. However, for some homes the problem is all over. In that case please consider the paint additive below as a longer control method.

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