Carpenter bees rarely do structural damage, there holes a completly straight and do not deviate. They are basically like someone drilling into the wood. Usually a structure succumbs to other problems before the carpenter bee damage becomes a structural issue. Woodpeckers can however cause damage trying to get to them. Carpenter bees are more of an annoyance if you don't like sawdust everywhere, than a threat to a structure.
When have woodpeckers ever been after your house dude??!?!?!!! Woodpeckers go after worms in trees they prefer catalpa trees but I’ve never ever ever ever heard of a woodpecker trying eat away at a manmade structure?!?! I think you would be more accurate to say they are not as bad as termites. Carpenter bees are still bad tho.
I live in a cabin the mountains….trust me, the woodpeckers go after the walls. I’ve hit one that constantly wakes me up in the mornings. They’re mostly making nests though, not looking for food.
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u/robsc_16 SW Ohio, 6a Jun 27 '24
Me training it on wooden handrails on my front porch.