Mud Dauber or Dirt Dauber or Mud Wasp as it is known by these names is a wasp species that mostly build cigar shaped nests on walls, window frames and other solid surfaces of homes. They are also known as Potter Wasps as they prepare mud using dirt gathered from outside and mix them with saliva to make a paste. These are long slender wasps with wisp of a waist and distinctively black and yellow in color. You will also find mud dauber wasps that are predominantly black in color with bluish tint. Like all other wasps species, are they dangerous and harmful to human? They are not as aggressive as Yellow Jackets or even paper wasps but you are still in danger because they can sting if you are conveying some kind of threat to their nests. It is better advised to get rid of mud dauber wasp nests from your walls to avoid this and employ BBPP, the most effect wasp control King City to do that.
Mud Dauber wasps are thin and long and their body and thorax are connected by a slender thread like waist. These are solitary wasps and do not socialize. They build cigar like or organ pipe mud nests in a line and keep their babies in them. They also kill and capture spiders and stuff them into those nests for baby food. If you break open you will dead spiders spilling out of them along with the larvae. Mud dauber wasp has the habit to build nest on solid surfaces such as walls, window frames, overhangs, sheltered caves, solid grounds and even on cliffs. What you should be worried about mud dauber wasps is not their sting but how they could spoil your interior decoration efforts. You will find them building organ pipe shaped nests or simply nests built like a heap on the floor. They will attach their single cigar shaped nests on to wall crevices, corners and ceilings. Mud dauber wasps are also known to inhabit electric outlets and cover plugging points with mud. This happens when you leave an electric socket unused for a long time.
Can mud dauber sting?
Mud Dauber wasps can certainly sting only with less ferocity. Since it is a solitary wasp it is hardly able to muster more wasps and attack in a group. However a single mud dauber is capable of administering painful stings if you provoke them. These are relatively harmless till you attempt to disturb them or remove their nests. The sting will be painful and cause redness, and swelling for some time. You may not need medical attention unless if you have wasp sting allergy. But their mud nests can spoil your home surfaces and significantly tarnish the home appearance. Mud dauber wasps are active throughout the day and may interfere in your daily activities and hang a constant threat.
Your best bet to remove them safely from your walls and other surfaces is to call in BBPP, the most efficient pest control King City and get the job done. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote for their service.