David Meiland Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 There were quite a few of these in an attic. The soffit screens are all intact but there was one area of ridge vent screen that was damaged, probably during installation but possibly by these guys if they wanted in bad enough. Some of them were in exposed locations in the attic, others had taken up residence behind insulation, on the back of drywall. None appeared to be living or particularly recent. In addition to the ridge vent screen, there were plenty of access openings from the walls and even the crawl space (pipe and wire holes wide open). There was also a paper wasp nest in the attic. Click to Enlarge 53.44 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim5055 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mud Dauber Wasp Nests Nest Photos from Google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Gals. Not guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Meiland Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I assume these are not WDO, just peaceful visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Right. Not aggressive at all. They build nests right above my front door often times. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 I assume these are not WDO, just peaceful visitors. They don't even have stingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 I assume these are not WDO, just peaceful visitors. They don't even have stingers. The ones around here do. Although they seem very reluctant to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 I assume these are not WDO, just peaceful visitors. They don't even have stingers. The ones around here do. Although they seem very reluctant to use them. Tried telling that to the 12-year-old daughter of my clients. The old boathouse was full of them. She wasn't buying it. Mud wasps here too. Insects are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 I assume these are not WDO, just peaceful visitors. They don't even have stingers. The ones around here do. Although they seem very reluctant to use them. Tried telling that to the 12-year-old daughter of my clients. The old boathouse was full of them. She wasn't buying it. Mud wasps here too. Insects are amazing. Isn't mud dauber and mud wasp the same insect? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 . . . Isn't mud dauber and mud wasp the same insect? Yes. They're solitary wasps, unlike wasps that live in colonies. They have stings, which you can see if you depress the abdomen. However, they aren't aggressive toward humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Marc, you misread my post. I said Yes, we have those, too. [] Meaning they live in my climate as well as in sunny Lafayette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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