tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post523587647313488440..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Lesser of two evils?Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-4645356736326177282012-07-12T17:58:19.887-05:002012-07-12T17:58:19.887-05:00I"m not sure who should have the worse headac...I"m not sure who should have the worse headache -- you or the woodpecker!Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-5070373332743870962012-07-12T07:51:17.415-05:002012-07-12T07:51:17.415-05:00There are "wasp sprays" specific for car...There are "wasp sprays" specific for carpenter bees. Can't help with the woodpecker, never had issues with one though we see them all the time.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-21675418322503190572012-07-12T06:12:58.968-05:002012-07-12T06:12:58.968-05:00I had the same problem, both with borer bees and w...I had the same problem, both with borer bees and woodpecker's going after them. I finally started plugging every bee hole I could find with wood putty after soaking the hole good with bug spray. Seemed to do the trick.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-2248973049149522502012-07-11T22:21:01.864-05:002012-07-11T22:21:01.864-05:00I set up 'egg boards' for the borer and ca...I set up 'egg boards' for the borer and carpenter bees to attract them away from the house. Works. See: <br />http://monsoonmatriarch.blogspot.com/2012/07/keeping-ahead-of-pesky-critters.htmlMonsoon Matriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476615206392489371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-65410915353378216642012-07-11T21:57:57.071-05:002012-07-11T21:57:57.071-05:00My Dad had a problem with his pecker, er, let me r...My Dad had a problem with his pecker, er, let me re-phrase - a woodpecker was wreaking havoc on the cedar trim about 20 above ground level.<br /><br />It seems the Savage single-shot .22 his Dad gave him in 1943 (when he was 5), loaded with some Winchester #12 rat shot (the crimped kind, not the CCI-style plastic shot cup) dissuaded the feathered bipeds, without collateral damage to the soffit, fascia, and frieze boards.an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-19246130212848414702012-07-11T19:16:06.506-05:002012-07-11T19:16:06.506-05:00Hell, what's next? Locusts? I prefer chemical ...Hell, what's next? Locusts? I prefer chemical warfare, but you have Murph around.Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-43020878511971309612012-07-11T18:40:17.501-05:002012-07-11T18:40:17.501-05:00Lesser of two evils, or the evil of two lessers?Lesser of two evils, or the evil of two lessers?Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-78337520217273220172012-07-11T18:26:24.293-05:002012-07-11T18:26:24.293-05:00You just can't win can ya...You just can't win can ya...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com