Pests We Treat - Mud dauber nest removal in Bayville, NJ

Old inactive mud dauber nests should be removed since some species reuse old nests or, even worse, the nests may be adopted by more dangerous, aggressive wasp species. Also, remaining insect carcasses in the nest can be a food source for beetles. When removing the nests, I like to use a putty knife, which allows me to scrape off most of the nest without damaging the underlying wood or other surface. If the nest has round holes, the wasps have already emerged and the nest is probably inactive. Most of the time, I find these nests empty with emergence holes, such as what I found in the first picture. However, when I started to remove one particular