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 ...

I recently found and killed a yellow-and-black mud dauber wasp that was very docile because I didn't realize mud daubers are non-aggressive. When left alone, these wasps only use their stingers to ...

Mud daubers get their name from their habit of using mud to build their nests, while most wasp species use wood pulp for nest ...

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 ...

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We all have seen them in the corners of our windows, garages and doors — the small, pencil-size tubes of dried mud seem to have appeared in just a day. If you watch for a few minutes, you likely will ...

Mud daubers are solitary, predatory wasps and like most wasps feed on nectar but also actively hunt small spiders, Those that live anywhere near water-the lake, pond, or creek, you’re probably going ...

The other day, while helping a friend work on his roof, I was amazed to find what almost appeared to be concrete filling the space around the metal chimney for his wood-burning stove. Several inches ...

If you live anywhere near water — a lake, pond, or creek — you’re probably going to have cylinders of mud pipes from mud daubers decorating the outside of your home. We’ve found them under the eaves ...

Here around the Dread Central offices we’re always on the lookout for interesting short and/or indie projects so we were more than a little intrigued by the note in our inbox from Steve Daniels ...