Insect nest identification - Ask Extension
We found these two nests on our porch and are wondering what types of insects created them and how best to remove them.
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Insect nest identification #577639
Asked July 07, 2019, 5:15 PM EDT
We found these two nests on our porch and are wondering what types of insects created them and how best to remove them.
Montgomery County Maryland
Expert Response
These look like nests of mud dauber wasps. They are beneficial predators of spiders and they are not aggressive like other wasps or yellow jackets.
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/mud-daubers
The mud nests can be scraped off and discarded at night if they are objectionable.
There is additional information in the links below.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2017/8/8/where-have-all-the-spiders-gone-black-and-yellow-mud-dauber-wa...
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/mud-dauber-wasp
Christa
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/mud-daubers
The mud nests can be scraped off and discarded at night if they are objectionable.
There is additional information in the links below.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2017/8/8/where-have-all-the-spiders-gone-black-and-yellow-mud-dauber-wa...
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/mud-dauber-wasp
Christa
