Pests We Treat Photo Album: Mud Daubers Taking Over the Home in Belmar, NJ

Mud Dauber Nests

As we began inspecting the exterior of the home, we found a ton of mud dauber nests all over the side of the building.

What Are Mud Daubers?

Mud daubers are solitary insects that are about ¾ to 1 inch in length and can vary in coloration from all black, blackish blue, or black with yellow markings. They create a nest using saliva and mud.

Pipe Shaped Nests

The most common mud dauber species found in New Jersey are the pipe organ mud dauber that builds pipe-shaped mud nests

All Over

We found multiple nests on the side of the home, underneath the eaves, and even underneath the deck!

The Threat Mud Daubers Present

The real threat of mud daubers is that other more aggressive stinging insects will take up residence in their nests once the mud daubers have left. So for treatment, we used our scraper and removed every single mud dauber nest. Afterward, we treated the areas with a residual application that'll prevent the mud daubers, as well as any other stinging insect, from building another nest.