Mud Dauber Control

HOW to GET RID of MUD DAUBER

Adult Mud Daubers are mostly about 1/2-1�+ long and SLENDER. They are usually black and have pale markings or a metallic luster. The wings are clear or dark. Mud Daubers are solitary wasps and they do not live in colonies. The females construct their nests out of mud that is how they get their name mud dauber. The female mud daubers construct many short tubes which are usually about 1� long and side by side. Female mud daubers paralyze spiders with their venom and lay her eggs inside them. The tubes are about 3-4� in diameter. They do not protect their nests so they rarely sting, but there is still a chance that they might,

INSPECTION

Mud daubers usually select a site that is sheltered to build their mud tubes (nests). Favorite places that mud dauber wasps like to build their nests are under eaves, porch ceilings, in garages and sheds that have been left open, in barns, protected building walls, in attics, and other places that are similar. Nests that are found by mud daubers are if there are round holes in them that mean that the nest is probably old and inactive after springtime.

CONTROL METHODS

Crack and Crevice/Void Treatment:
Mud dauber treatment is generally applied with a liquid spray (MASTERLINE BIFENTHRIN , SUSPEND SC, CYPER WP, DEMON WP), dust (DELTA DUST, PYGANIC DUST), and aerosols (V ONE PYRETHRUM, ECOPCO JET, STINGRAY WASP & HORNET SPRAY, PT WASP-FREEZE AEROSOL, ALPINE AEROSOL). They are to be applied to small cracks and crevices in a structure with a bee might enter or build its nest near. For liquid spray application (MASTERLINE BIFENTHRIN , SUSPEND SC, CYPER WP, DEMON WP), you will need to have a pressure sprayer or a gallon sprayer (CHAPIN 1 GALLONS SPRAYER). You will need to apply using the amount that is directed on the label and may need to reapply if needed. You will have to use a low pressure system with a pinpoint or variable patter nozzle to apply the spray mixture to areas such as the side, under gutters, shutters, wooden decks/patios, attics, and any where else that Mud dauber nests are found. The dust application is simple. However, when using dust please be cautious especially when children and pets are present. Dust (DELTA DUST,PYGANIC DUST) and aerosol formulas (V ONE PYRETHRUM, ECOPCO JET, STINGRAY WASP & HORNET SPRAY, PT WASP-FREEZE AEROSOL, ALPINE AEROSOL) are generally preferred here. If you find a hole on the side outside of your home, you will insert the tip of the duster with an extender (BELLOW BULB DUSTER, CENTROBULB DUSTER) containing the dust into the hole and use as directed to holes or channels in damaged wooden member of the structure, to cracks, spaces or bearing joints between the wood members of the structure, or in the holes of the nests. Apply lightly and uniformly to infested area. DO NOT OVER USE DUST. We suggest that you useDELTA DUST because even in moisture, it will not wash out or be blown out. This dust is active for 6 to 8 months. Using the aerosol formula (V ONE PYRETHRUM, ECOPCO JET, STINGRAY WASP & HORNET SPRAY, PT WASP-FREEZE AEROSOL, ALPINE AEROSOL), be cautioned because aerosol is a liquid so do not use in electric outings, use only dust. You will just need to attach a thin straw to the nozzle depending on the product, and spray into the hole. Since the aerosol and/or dust will be the outer part of the hole, it will rub off on carpenter bees and it will transmit them inside the tunnel which in turn will cause them to die.

Masterline	Suspend SC	Cyper WP	Demon WP

These products can be used with this item:

Chapin 1 gallon Sprayer

Delta Dust	PyGanic Dust

These products can be used with these items:

Bellow Bulb Duster	Centrobulb Duster

V One	EcoPco Jet	Stingray	PT Freeze	Alpine

Broadcast Treatment:
This treatment is generally used for large turf or other landscape areas and contains directions for specific amounts of the product to be applied as a liquid spray (MASTERLINE BIFENTHRIN , SUSPEND SC, CYPER WP, DEMON WP) to a given area. Broadcast treatments are usually for the entire lawn, in this case when you cannot find the bee nest. Applications should be made in the late evening when insects are at rest. For this treatment, we suggest a 1 gallon sprayer for the application of liquid spray (CHAPIN 1 GALLONS SPRAYER). Following the directions on the label, you would spray the entire lawn with the solution.

Masterline	Suspend SC	Cyper WP	Demon WP

These products can be used with this item:

Chapin 1 gallon Sprayer