Squirrels Storing Acorns Under House Siding

Block holes cracks and other entrances to your attic and basement to stop nest building activities.

Squirrels storing acorns under house siding.

Squirrels are known to crack open a nut before burying it to keep it from germinating. Squirrels love climbing on houses and can cause damage to the outside of your home by chewing on everything from lead roof flanges and attic vents to wood shutters and siding. When acorn storage activity begins in autumn acorn woodpeckers suddenly turn into workaholics. When it comes time to eat they forage for the nuts they buried.

Look for cracks and holes around the foundation between the roof and your eaves where utility pipes and wires enter the house and in. If they manage to get inside your walls or attic squirrels can cause extensive damage to your home including chewing into wiring and tearing up insulation for nests. Place lightweight plastic piping over utility wires that run to your hose. The answer is not a simple one says steele associate professor of biology at wilkes university in wilkes barre pa.

Any living or dead tree with thick bark is fair game to be a granary tree but suburban acorn woodpeckers aren t picky cheerfully drilling holes and storing acorns in utility poles fence posts and wooden house siding often to the dismay of humans. The plastic rotates on the wire under a squirrel s weight stopping it from getting to the siding from above.