Stingers · SWFL Pest Identifier

Mud Dauber

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How to identify it

Size

Medium (dime to quarter)

Where you'll see it

Lanai / patio · Garage / storage · Attic / walls

Looks like

Wasp / bee

Did you know

She stocks each mud cell with paralyzed spiders for her young — including widows. A spider-control subcontractor.

What it means for you

Almost never stings. Scrape old tubes off; that’s the whole job.

Text a photo and a licensed local tech will identify it for free — or run it through the interactive identifier.

Open umbrella-shaped comb under eaves, no paper shell

Ground nest — steady traffic in and out of a hole in the yard

Fuzzy, golden-brown, carries pollen on hind legs

Steady bee traffic in and out of one gap in soffit, wall, or meter box

This one works for you — no treatment needed. Not sure it's this species? Text us a photo and a licensed local tech will tell you.