I recently found and killed a yellow-and-black mud dauber wasp that was very docile because I didn't realize mud daubers are non-aggressive. When left alone, these wasps only use their stingers to ...

The other day, while helping a friend work on his roof, I was amazed to find what almost appeared to be concrete filling the space around the metal chimney for his wood-burning stove. Several inches ...

We all have seen them in the corners of our windows, garages and doors — the small, pencil-size tubes of dried mud seem to have appeared in just a day. If you watch for a few minutes, you likely will ...

Of the more than 4,000 known species of wasps in California, two are known as mud daubers: Sceliphron caementarium (black and ...

Q: I have mud daubers every year around my house. What can you tell me about them, and are they dangerous? A: Mud daubers are medium-size wasps with a very narrow waist. These wasps are usually dark ...

If you've had odd, black bugs chasing you around your home, you're not alone. Especially in Texas. Small, black insects are common here, but when it comes to mud daubers and ensign wasps, there's good ...

If you live anywhere near water — a lake, pond, or creek — you’re probably going to have cylinders of mud pipes from mud daubers decorating the outside of your home. We’ve found them under the eaves ...

Anyone that lives near water — the lake, pond or creeks — are probably going to have orange cylinders of mud pipes from mud daubers decorating the outside of your home. They can be found under the ...

At 65, George Daniel Shafer had had a full, busy career as professor of physiology at Stanford University. On the first morning of the college year after “Emeritus” was added to his former title, ...

Of the over 4,000 known species of wasps in California, two are known as mud daubers: Sceliphron caementarium (black and yellow mud dauber) and Chalybion californicum (blue mud dauber). Mud daubers ...