mud wasp nest

[pontifex]

Over the past few weeks I keep seeing and destroying a small mud "nest" that is on one of my fake shutters on the outside of the house. when I destroyed it in the past, there were several small green "worms" inside it.

Tonight I noticed it was back, but smaller than previously, and there was a wasp "sleeping" in the entrance. I killed the wasp and destroyed the nest again. Hopefully by killing the wasp, this stops the nest building.

If it doesn't, any ideas on how to prevent it again?

 

[lxskllr]

I leave them alone. I've never had any hassle from mud daubers.

 

[Iron Woode]

Over the past few weeks I keep seeing and destroying a small mud "nest" that is on one of my fake shutters on the outside of the house. when I destroyed it in the past, there were several small green "worms" inside it.

Tonight I noticed it was back, but smaller than previously, and there was a wasp "sleeping" in the entrance. I killed the wasp and destroyed the nest again. Hopefully by killing the wasp, this stops the nest building.

If it doesn't, any ideas on how to prevent it again?

why not just let it be?

no one else probably knows it's there.

Mud Daubers are harmless solitary wasps. They consume spiders and other insect pests.

Why not wait until the nest is empty and the remove it?

 

[Sluggo]

+1

+1

With insects, I abide by the live and let live theory.

Keep away from me and my wife's hair and clothes, eat bugs to your heart's content, and we will have a wonderful friendship...at least until the first hard freeze.

 

[Kadarin]

I found a nest in my front entryway this weekend, so had to spray it.

 

[AdamantC]

AFAIK mud daubers are pretty harmless, so just leave them be unless they're clogging up something important.

 

[edro]

I used to break up mud dauber nests as a kid. There were always large spiders inside, dead.
It confused me and I assumed the wasp larvae looked like spiders.
I just recently found out why they were there.

The wasps sting and capture the spiders, pack them away in their nests and allow their larvae to eat the spiders as they hatch and grow.D:

 

[homebrew2ny]

Drop a moth ball or 2 near by, they will leave on their own.

 

[Imp]

Nuke from orbit...

I accidentally stepped on an in-ground nest or two once. Mother effers swarmed me, got stung on the scalp and ears a few times.

 

[dr150]

If it doesn't, any ideas on how to prevent it again?