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If you’re a homeowner in an area that sees plenty of rain, then you’re probably familiar with mud daubers: wasps that’ll build tube-shaped nests on the sides of homes, underneath eaves, or along the exterior of any outdoor structure. These wasps are beneficial insects since they hunt spiders, including black widows, and are usually unaggressive towards humans, but a large population of them may indicate other underlying pest problems nearby.
Mud daubers tend to be larger wasps that grow to be from ½ an inch to more than 1 inch in length. They have six legs that hang freely when flying, a pair of antennae, and wings that are either a transparent white or a dark, rusty orange color. Many species feature the typical black and yellow or orange coloring, but some species of mud dauber are even a metallic blue.
Some people can often confuse these wasps for other wasps species, like paper wasps or hornets, but mud daubers are characterized by their long and narrow waists, or petioles.
Mud daubers are typically active throughout spring, summer, and fall. They’ll construct nests in sheltered areas like along the porch, the shed, underneath eaves, on ceilings, and against the walls of buildings. Mud daubers are solitary, so you’ll typically only see one adult female wasp build up to several tubes clustered together for her eggs. Different species of mud dauber will create differently shaped nests, but they’re usually tubular with one exit hole per tube.
Also be on the lookout for any spider activity on your property, since spiders are hunted by mud daubers. Be sure to note any webs or nests you find.
Start your treatment by addressing the mud dauber’s food source: spiders. They’ll hunt other insects as well, but spiders are primarily targeted as food for larvae. Knock down any spider webs or nests with Web Out Cobweb Eliminator and a Cobb Webb Duster.
Before you remove your mud dauber nests, you may need to eliminate any wasps protecting them. We recommend you use an insecticide with a quick knockdown like Pyrid Aerosol. Pyrid is a ready-to-use insecticide aerosol made with pyrethrins, a botanical chemical that interferes with many pests’ nervous systems. This product works immediately on contact, knocking down pests that make contact with the spray.
Once all pests have been eliminated and there are no signs of activity, you can remove the nest with a scraping tool or a pressure washer. If you’re using a scraping tool, older nests may need to be softened with water.
The best way to prevent mud daubers from establishing themselves on your house to is apply a repellent insecticide and eliminate the mud dauber’s food source. We recommend you use a product like Sylo Insecticide. Sylo is an emulsifiable concentrate that must be mixed with water, so we recommend you mix nd apply this product with a handheld pump sprayer. To stop mud daubers, the rate you’ll apply is 0.5 fluid ounces of product per 1,000 square feet of treatment area.
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