Is this a nest?

[sagittarius98]

This is right outside my house. The object is higher than the bush in the second picture. Therefore, it leads me to believe it may not be just a clump of dirt. If it is a nest, I would like to know what kind, in order to properly remove it.

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[ticm]

If it were me I would knock it down with a Broom handle and run like hell out of there.

[frankendime]

Swallow. Get a chair and sit still and watch it quietly. You'll find out.

[mick56]

Mud dauber wasp nest

[Bigcypresshunter]

Mud Dauber nests must be big in Maryland. It would scare me if I found a wasp nest that large here in Florida but thats probably what it is..

[NOLA_Ken]

Mud Daubers are not really any threat to you, they tend to mind their own business and leave people alone. One plus about them is the hunt and kill spiders.

[Bigcypresshunter]

They dont bite? I was bitten in my back by a wasp and it numbed half my back besides the pain but I dont know if it was a dauber. I think it was. I just brush them away if they come too close and I constantly knock nests off my camper. I hit them right out of the air and they dont come back.

Be careful they can plug up your rifle.

[sagittarius98]

Thanks everyone. I will just leave it alone and hope the wasps eat some spiders (even though I don't have any problem with them).

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks everyone. I will just leave it alone and hope the wasps eat some spiders (even though I don't have any problem with them).

After the baby wasps are born, the clump will remain forever. You will eventually have to knock it off. I for one would not want wasps flying around my front door but to each his own.

[Bigcypresshunter]

I did some research and it appears its true the mud daubers will rarely bite but they will and they can especially if one flys up your shirt.

"To capture a spider, the wasp grabs it and stings it into submission. The venom from the sting does not kill the spider, but paralyzes and preserves it"

Well this expains why I had a numbing pain. Ill try to leave them alone in the future but if they make a nest in my car or by my front door, they have to go. ...

"The muddy nests of mud daubers are an occasional nuisance to some homeowners, but the wasps themselves are not aggressive or dangerous. However, they will sting if handled. A trowel and a hose can be used to remove old nests." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber

[Chrystal]

Well here in oklahoma we call them dirt dobbers lol. No they dont bite and will certainly help out the spiders.

[Blskypilot]

Here in ga where I kill bugs for a living I know they aren't going to make any appreciable difference in the amount of spiders you see. The nice red ga mud has a tendency of staining your house here aside from being an eyesore. I'd give them their eviction notice.

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here in ga where I kill bugs for a living I know they aren't going to make any appreciable difference in the amount of spiders you see. The nice red ga mud has a tendency of staining your house here aside from being an eyesore. I'd give them their eviction notice.

Yea they make a mess. I get them under the awnings, eaves, in my parked cars and inside electrical boxes. They seem to abandon old nests and make new ones constantly.

I always remember the bites I received and they were not pleasant and quite a bit worse than a bee sting.

[River Rat]

The nice red ga mud has a tendency of staining your house here aside from being an eyesore. I'd give them their eviction notice.

Same here in LA. There is another type of dauber that plugs up open holes & they work fast. I was refinishing a dresser & had removed the drawer pulls, dang devils plugged up those holes overnight.

[NOLA_Ken]

yeah those kind are annoying, when I was doing salvage work on abandoned houses we'd find them in every imaginable hole in the places. we'd have to clean the mud out before anyone would want whatever it was they were in, like faucets and things like that.

The regular ones I just leave alone, unless they find their way into the house......

[frankendime]

If it is mud-daubers, you should see their activities easily. They are not bashful.

[leprechaun]

I would leave them alone and hope they go away on there own.If they didn't I would spray them with ortho,then clean up the remains.Just my two cents,good luck whatever you do.

[Bigcypresshunter]

They will not go away on their own. Knock the thing off with a stick. The babys will be born and the new wasps will still hang around. You could have over a dozen in a nest that size. The offspring will build more nests. I cannot understand why someone would want a dozen wasps buzzing around the front door. Did I mention they are capable of a nasty bite? I have respect for all life but wasps, red ants, rats and mosquito larvae have to go. But maybe there are some mosquito larvae lovers that would not dump a bucket of water because they are food to dragonflys lol. To each his own I guess.

[kuger]

They will plug up boat motor ports or any small motor exhaust ports too!

[sagittarius98]

Based on newer statements, I may destroy the nest. I'll call this a solved mystery.