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I have 4 tiny holes, three in the mortar and one in a brick. All appear to be made by a bug and 8-10 inches above ground level.
I saw the arse of something with stripes in one, so I gave them all a shot of pest control juice.
Holes are perfectly round, and slightly bigger than a toothpick in diameter.
Can a bug eat into brick? I googled Termites but don't think that's it. Seems to be a spider or bee of some sort.
I will plug with caulk soon, but want to know what I am dealing with.

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-Randy-South Park

No bug I know of can bore into mortar or brick.

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Post a pic... they might be there on purpose and the bug may have just moved into the hole...

Keep in mind brick is like a sponge naturally and absorbs water, my new neighbors successfully destroyed their 100 year old house in 1 year by mistakenly plugging up/caulking/sealing the vent holes in their brick.

http://oxford.rapid-pest-control.co.uk/ ... rick-walls

This guy is a Mortar Bee. AKA Mason Bee.
They are capable to dig holes in the mortar.
Remedy is to seal the hole in late summer.
Good news is they nest alone, not in colonies, and stinger can not penetrate human skin.

Edit: Better link: http://www.countryservicespestcontrol.co.uk/?p=376

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No, no. You know who was right all along? The Mongolians. They knew that you just can't wall yourself off from the outside world. Putting walls up never helps anything. Tearing them down brings us together.
-Randy-South Park

^^^ Good name. Mason bee.

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For Home Inspection services call Andy Shaw at Halton Home Inspection Service. 905 876 4761

I'm guessing your bricks were manufactured in Italy and the bug probably came from Uruguay.

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How old is your house? just wondering

Good question. It's 12 y.o. Sundial.
I've been asking around a lot and nobody is familiar with this bee, but it's definately in Canada.
Lucky me eh?
Found 2 more holes with closer inspection.

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No, no. You know who was right all along? The Mongolians. They knew that you just can't wall yourself off from the outside world. Putting walls up never helps anything. Tearing them down brings us together.
-Randy-South Park

Do you have a pic of the 4 holes? and have you owned the house the entire time?

^^ LOL - Funny!

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Two holes

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four holes

Weird huh?

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No, no. You know who was right all along? The Mongolians. They knew that you just can't wall yourself off from the outside world. Putting walls up never helps anything. Tearing them down brings us together.
-Randy-South Park

I have that too! Right by my front door! One day I was like "uhh, was this always here"..and nope, nope it was not. WEIRD! So, yes, I can just plug it up?

I am just going to pump some caulk into the holes this weekend and watch it carefully for new activity.
I've always kept a garbage can there (for dog poop) so maybe its a little damper there and attracting them. The can has now been moved to dry it out.
Little bastards!

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No, no. You know who was right all along? The Mongolians. They knew that you just can't wall yourself off from the outside world. Putting walls up never helps anything. Tearing them down brings us together.
-Randy-South Park