It turns out that mud dauber wasps have some benefits, but if you want to get rid of them and their nests, learn how to do it the right way.

Many people tend to run when they see a wasp and avoid an area if they see one of their nests overhead. However, did you know there is a special species of wasps that also build their nests out of mud ...

Q: I’ve attached a photo (above) of one of several insect mud homes that are in my hot water heater closet (external door is to outdoors). Is it mud dauber? Any reason to be alarmed? A: Yes, this is a ...

David and I live in a farming area that includes preserved fields and wooded hillsides. Both of us are outside as much as possible, but we like different things in nature. I like plants and birds, ...

I take the darting and buzzing of flying insects in my garden almost for granted. I have a general idea of what is out there and what they are doing, and I am happy they are part of the summer ...

Q: I have mud daubers every year around my house. What can you tell me about them, and are they dangerous? A: Mud daubers are medium-size wasps with a very narrow waist. These wasps are usually dark ...

Many wasps (and bees) are mistaken for the aggressive, carnivorous and ground-nesting yellow jacket wasps. Rachael Long, a University of California Cooperative Extension entomologist and crop adviser, ...

CLERMONT — It all started with a little pest: the mud-dauber wasp. The common Florida insect makes its nest in small spaces, and was plugging up citrus-grove sprinklers in Central Florida. In 1962, ...