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nomorebugs52
Starting Member
USA
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 Posted - 02 Oct 2006 : 23:26:01
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Hi,
I live in the woods in Central Virginia, and I have every single exterminator stumped!
Freshly painted wooden door frames and columns are being eaten by something.
They only seem to scrape off the paint on door edges and the edges of my columns. No holes being made, and they don't eat on the flat parts of the wood.
All I see around are grasshoppers and I know they don't damage wood.
I find droppings under the area where they have chewed. The droppings are similar to mice droppings, except they are white.
I do have a lot of lizards around, but again, I don't think they eat wood. It happens at around 3pm every day. I have never seen it happen, but that's when I discover the damage. Whatever it is moves fast!
Any clues??
Come on...SOMEBODY has to know what this could be?
They eat where I have just freshly painted....
I have no carpenter ants or termites...What could be eating my door frame edges??? |
Edited by - nomorebugs52 on 03 Oct 2006 01:05:40
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donky7
Senior Member
United Kingdom
113 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2006 : 08:54:36
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| set the vid cam up........ sit back with a beer,,, then let us know...lol |
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nomorebugs52
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 03 Oct 2006 : 11:41:37
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Not a bad idea....
Not a bad idea at all.
I will let you know what I find :-) |
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Dusty
Senior Member
Australia
334 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2006 : 10:16:22
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My money is on a mouse that craps white... dare I say it, a white mouse.
Could be looking for the Mad Hatter's tea party
Don't feed them, get Rid of them |
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nigel
Senior Member
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Posted - 05 Oct 2006 : 08:52:56
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I find droppings under the area where they have chewed. The droppings are similar to mice droppings, except they are white.
Do you own a dog? |
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nomorebugs52
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 05 Oct 2006 : 11:19:33
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I do own several dogs.
Are you saying to keep him up on the deck where the damage is?
Maybe, but for now I have set a bunch of glue pads, and of course, after I did that, no damage. Whatever it is, is smart too! |
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nigel
Senior Member
261 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2006 : 14:15:03
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Rat and mouse droppings will go white (or light biege) because the rodent is eating a food source that contains high bone meal, such as dog biscuits or even bone meal for plants.
The chewing of the door could simply be rodents trying to gain access or usually trying to get out. |
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WHAT'S EATING MY DOOR FRAMES!!! HELP!!!
