Do straw bale houses have problems with insects or rodents?
Straw does not have any insects, which prefer to feed on or live in it. While mice and rodents may like to make homes between bales of hay or straw in the barn, they are not likely to burrow into the bales themselves due to their density. Once the plaster is on the wall the rodent would have to chew through an inch and a half of cement lime plaster to gain access to the interior of the wall. As a result, straw bale houses are no more prone to rodent problems than conventional homes.
