How do you get rid of mud bees?

Answer 1

The mud daubers have burrowed into the side of a small hill, next to a fairly busy sidewalk in a nice neighborhood, where kids play and where the grass needs mowing right where they are. I've tried a wasp and hornet spray from the local supermarket. However, this morning they were still flying around, although a bit fewer. They are actually in the dirt on this hill. I spray into the hole as best I can,

but, it does not appear to be helping really. Do you have any suggestion?

Please e-mail me: cybilyorke@hotmail.com.

Thank you so very much!

Cybil

Answer 2

Removal of nests and tunnels is the way to get rid of mud bees. The insects in question (Crabronidae or Sphecidaefamily) locate tunnel-looking nests near spider populations since adults paralyze arachnids to feed larvae. Nest removal must be followed by a stiff-bristled brush-scrub with soap and water since nest remnants may attract carpet beetles and site-shopping mud bees.

Answer 3

Once you remove any active nests you should treat your home so they don't return and build new ones. This may take a season or two since the young return to the place they were born to build their own nests. It may take some time before they stop returning. For adults you can use stinger freeze and cypermethrin as a solution spray. Use a long paint pole to scrape and don't worry since they don't really give chase like bees and are even less aggressive than other wasp species.

Answer 4

If at all possible, do not kill them. Call a greenhouse to see who may be looking for them. A mason bee female can pollinate plants 250 to 1 compared to the honey bee. The adults usually die shortly after June and the nests do not hatch until the next spring. Mason bee cocoons sell for around $1.00 each. Where do you live,,,if close , I will come and get them :-)

Answer 5

To kill mud dauber bees you must follow the bee to its nest. During the late evening hours when you know the mud dauber bees have returned to the nest you can spray it with a bee killing chemical. It is important to remove the nest and burn it to ensure that no other insects including bees will use it again.

Answer 6

you must go and pick each one up and put it in the bin don't worry they can't sting

Answer 7

Mud dauber wasps make tunnels out of a clay like substance and attach them to wood usually. Hardware stores sell chemicals to kill the wasps and then someone should remove the tunnel.