tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post8637676539679396386..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Wasp Wednesday: Blue Mud DauberBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-4246521069183039532022-09-18T17:02:58.286-05:002022-09-18T17:02:58.286-05:00Came here looking for this wasp. Sitting in my tre...Came here looking for this wasp. Sitting in my tree stand currently and have one flying around and checking out the place. I feel much better knowing that they are not aggressive and I will not have to worry about being bothered by one. Huge relief!! Thank you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-23084109128643889422022-08-29T21:53:26.957-05:002022-08-29T21:53:26.957-05:00Thank you very much! Found a lot of their nests in...Thank you very much! Found a lot of their nests in the barn. Now know who they are and happy to host them :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-19496299131727007512021-11-07T15:45:35.929-06:002021-11-07T15:45:35.929-06:00In case you're still wondering, that last imag...In case you're still wondering, that last image does appear to be C. zimmermanni, specifically the subspecies aztecum. The white hairs are another indication of the species. Great photos - you're just missing C. z. zimmermanni in the post (white hairs, dark wings)J.L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-11437877716015396282020-05-21T19:20:48.577-05:002020-05-21T19:20:48.577-05:00Not at all. Blue Mud Daubers tend to be opportuni...Not at all. Blue Mud Daubers tend to be opportunists, and they are good at teasing *any* spider out of its retreat. These were common in Portland, Oregon when I lived there, and we had hardly any widows.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-73794082289532566592020-05-14T21:52:34.471-05:002020-05-14T21:52:34.471-05:00If I have a large amount of blue mud dobbers, does...If I have a large amount of blue mud dobbers, does that mean I have black widows here. I moved not long ago, I haven't seen many spiders(mostly wolf spiders) and lots of scorpions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-88702783576987236202019-07-04T07:12:28.461-05:002019-07-04T07:12:28.461-05:00Hello! Just stumbled across this thread after find...Hello! Just stumbled across this thread after finding a solitary mud cocoon in the UK. The inside area was around 10mm long and 3mm across. Inside was a spider (still alive) with no bug on it I can see. There remains one section closed. Shall I just put them outside? I can't see any evidence of a large nest ... in my bedroom gah! Infinity Photographichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351228043515189771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-70866919525415038662018-09-09T23:33:24.495-05:002018-09-09T23:33:24.495-05:00I got one black wasp. I am afraid cause I have a 4...I got one black wasp. I am afraid cause I have a 4 years old daughter . I took a picture but that thing flew in the house and Idk where it is. How I can add the pic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-44772546914192952952018-07-05T00:21:53.403-05:002018-07-05T00:21:53.403-05:00Glad to find out what these guys are! We have a ...Glad to find out what these guys are! We have a "bachelor party" in the crevice of a post on the porch and weren't sure what type of wasp they were and if we needed to worry about them. I usually have a live and let live philosophy, and these wasps aren't aggressive, so I figured it would be fine if we just left them alone. They're so pretty, plus they eat black widows- Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600599191520177793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-20410024891734239332017-09-09T10:33:50.888-05:002017-09-09T10:33:50.888-05:00Please read the blog post. "No" and &qu...Please read the blog post. "No" and "no" to answer your questions.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-80243787213201411002017-09-09T10:31:32.971-05:002017-09-09T10:31:32.971-05:00No, they would not. You are observing some other ...No, they would not. You are observing some other kind of solitary wasp.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-65235129009134727662017-09-09T08:56:48.753-05:002017-09-09T08:56:48.753-05:00Are these blue winged wasps carpenter bees and do ...Are these blue winged wasps carpenter bees and do they harm your wood deck. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565612083841283558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-90974310116200512592017-08-01T17:00:50.404-05:002017-08-01T17:00:50.404-05:00Thanks for the info. I have these wasps every year...Thanks for the info. I have these wasps every year in my garden. Especially while and after watering. I had already geussed them non aggressive as they've never bothered with me. They are Beautiful accompaniments to my Garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105305181392961252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-53573169964419826332017-08-01T17:00:04.275-05:002017-08-01T17:00:04.275-05:00Thanks for the info. I have these wasps every year...Thanks for the info. I have these wasps every year in my garden. Especially while and after watering. I had already geussed them non aggressive as they've never bothered with me. They are Beautiful accompaniments to my Garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105305181392961252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-52712112264257845172017-07-09T15:07:04.173-05:002017-07-09T15:07:04.173-05:00You are observing some other kind of solitary wasp...You are observing some other kind of solitary wasp, then. Feel free to take images and use my "Forum" tab above to ask about them.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-58979588300439471882017-07-09T14:26:25.733-05:002017-07-09T14:26:25.733-05:00Would they build a nest in a hole on one of my por...Would they build a nest in a hole on one of my porch wood rails? I've seen at least 2 with blue wings enter that hole?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878710715309296066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-73977009988221372052017-07-09T14:26:25.026-05:002017-07-09T14:26:25.026-05:00Would they build a nest in a hole on one of my por...Would they build a nest in a hole on one of my porch wood rails? I've seen at least 2 with blue wings enter that hole?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878710715309296066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-82503700483721110012016-07-05T20:52:54.435-05:002016-07-05T20:52:54.435-05:00Anonymous, you are describing another species enti...Anonymous, you are describing another species entirely: Trypoxylon politum, the Pipe Organ Mud Dauber. The Blue Mud Dauber does not "steal" nests, she simply re-uses old, abandoned nests of the Black & Yellow Mud Dauber.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-42485690146504591162016-07-04T16:33:35.874-05:002016-07-04T16:33:35.874-05:00I have been watching a dark brilliant blue mud dau...I have been watching a dark brilliant blue mud dauber build an entire organpipe nest. I was surprised to see all the web sites say the same thing "she steals nests". I have witnesses! She buzzes and spits the mud she gathers along edge to edge, now she is bringing food back and forth. She buzzes around me a lot then off to her nest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-42060546229920474772016-05-05T06:39:01.506-05:002016-05-05T06:39:01.506-05:00I have a least 50 of them congregating around the ...I have a least 50 of them congregating around the same spot on my house every year...they don't bother me at all ...just very weird they go to the same spot every year Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967843961099161625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-73161786109520971712016-05-04T22:44:47.575-05:002016-05-04T22:44:47.575-05:00I have a least 50 of them congregating around the ...I have a least 50 of them congregating around the same spot on my house every year...they don't bother me at all ...just very weird they go to the same spot every year Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967843961099161625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-14242558855335806572015-08-08T12:05:46.994-05:002015-08-08T12:05:46.994-05:00I just watched a female chase down a spider 3 to 4...I just watched a female chase down a spider 3 to 4 times it size..jump on top and then start stingng the hell out of it. then she flew off with it. it was amazing to watch!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-34613398850620134712015-07-31T18:24:45.038-05:002015-07-31T18:24:45.038-05:00I don't know, I've never been to Minnesota...I don't know, I've never been to Minnesota....but the species is found in virtually every state as far as I know.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-36338868648028750392015-07-30T11:05:17.361-05:002015-07-30T11:05:17.361-05:00How common are they in Northwest Minnesota?How common are they in Northwest Minnesota?BrittanyIriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866780123379267933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-11772054038028115702015-04-15T23:17:02.493-05:002015-04-15T23:17:02.493-05:00Well, you may have to employ a professional pest c...Well, you may have to employ a professional pest control service in this case....but make sure they figure out how the wasps are getting in, and remedy that issue so that this is not a recurring nightmare. I would not be surprised if two or three mud dauber species are nesting in your attic if they can get through the vent. I am delighted by your concern for the insects, but there are very few Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-53704516880942566972015-04-15T17:45:39.972-05:002015-04-15T17:45:39.972-05:00I keep finding what appears to be these blue mud d...I keep finding what appears to be these blue mud dobbers constantly in my kitchen. I have attempted to seal up any holes around light fixtures and such with no luck. I'm wondering if they aren't somehow in my ac ducts, which would mean my attic is infested. Is there a safe way to deter them without bombing my attic? I am highly allergic and even though they are not aggressive I refuse to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com