Mysterious holes covering galactic homes: the cause revealed

The Hungarian Society for Ornithology and Nature Conservation has been receiving reports of woodpeckers drilling holes in the insulation of houses for fifteen years. Notice has been issued About what you should do if you discover something similar in your home.

According to the Hungarian Society of Ornithology and Nature Conservation (MME), to deter woodpeckers There is no reliable method Of wall surfaces often hundreds of square feet or larger.

This is why woodpeckers dig holes in the wall of the house

According to the professional association, Nikecell/Hungarocell, which is generally used for exterior insulation of buildings, consists of foamed polystyrene or rockwool sheets, a fiberglass mesh covering them, and an exterior waterproof plaster a few millimeters thick.

Not woodpecker resistant.

This phenomenon occurs all over the world. In America, the mosque spoke Hundreds of holes can be drilled in a few hours or a weekend In insulating houses with polystyrene foam, which is then used to store walnuts in the winter, moreover, unlike the situation in Hungary, this species also likes to hollow out wooden elements of buildings. In the summer of 1995 A Drilled into polystyrene foam insulation for the main fuel tank 205 holes Woodpecker.

Not only family homes are affected, but also panels

Both single and multi-storey buildings are excavated Woodpeckers actually: It seems so based on reports Birds love it more Multi-storey office and office buildings with larger wall surfaces. First holes They are usually newly built or newly insulated They appear on buildings, less often on older buildings. Wooden parts of wooden buildings and houses are less impressed by woodpeckers. If they fix the hollow part, they'll make one again soon, or even Previously walled holes are broken again. At the end of summer and fall, the walls of houses will likely be demolished.

According to MME, there is no proven explanation for the cause of this behavior.

As they write, they have no information about any alarm device or method that can be used to keep out all potential woodpecker species in the selected area. since Woodpeckers are protectedIt is not permissible or permissible to take the birds out, as this is not a solution. Rather, it is recommended to leave the holes that have already formed alone, then Correcting it is just a bird call For repeated opening, depending on experience, in addition, new ones are also made at that time.

It is already available to us today For non-woodpecker resistant insulation Can be installed by gluing, Light and frost-resistant hard covers Which could be a more widely applicable solution to the problem according to MME.