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    How do you get rid of dirt dobbers?

    Our trailer house at the ranch has developed a dirt dobber problem. We have noticed that the outside of our trialer has hundreds of nest. Is there anything i can do to make these things go away?

    #2
    there some kind of poison you can buy at your local feed store

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      #3
      swat 'em

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        #4
        Originally posted by JAVI View Post
        swat 'em
        x2 - pool que or broom handle.. make sure you crush or spray wasp killer on the knocked down nests to kill anything in them

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          #5
          We knock them down and spray them weekly. Then we go back the next weekend and its the same situation. Im looking for something to spray the whole trialer with to keep them away

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            #6
            Spray silicone spray or WD-40 where they are building nests next time after you have cleaned off the area.

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              #7
              One good thing, is that they are helping keep the spider population in check...

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                #8
                This is really good news for you. When the wasps are doing well everything up the food chain is also doing well. Expect good antler growth this year...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by thorthunder View Post
                  This is really good news for you. When the wasps are doing well everything up the food chain is also doing well. Expect good antler growth this year...
                  Haha, I like that one!

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                    #10
                    Mud Dauber Wasps
                    Basic Information Mud Dauber Elimination Bites and Stings

                    Mud Daubers are Sphecid wasps that are solitary, not social as are honey bees, yellowjackets. These solitary wasps capture prey (spiders, bugs, other insects) which are placed into an individual cell. A mud dauber does not construct cells or nests from paper (salivary solution and wood pulp) as do yellowjackets, hornets and paper wasps, but from mud. During the summer months the Mud Dauber can be seen lighting on the ground at the edge of mud puddles the day after a summer rain. The liquid from the mud puddle is used to build the all too familiar mud cells. These cells (or dirt dauber nests, as some will call them) are built on the exterior of barns, sheds, homes or other structures. These cells can be plastered individually or in rows by a single female wasp. Seeing several cells does not mean you have a colony of mud daubers, since these wasps are not social insects.

                    Mud Dauber Elimination
                    A very important part of mud dauber elimination is removal of the cells or nests. In the Mud Dauber Information section, the food source of this wasp is mentioned because of its importance. These wasps are beneficial because they feed on possible pests, bugs, spiders - but the wasps become a pest when they use our homes as a nesting spot. [If there is a large population of Mud Daubers in an area, there is a large population of other bugs and spiders in the same area.]
                    In elimination of the wasps, their food source has another impact on your home: secondary pest invasion. A deserted mud dauber nest contains the wasp's prey that was originally captured as food for the young wasp larvae. Certain Dermestid beetles are attracted to the prey, pupal castings and larvae of the wasps. A common pest that invades homes from deserted wasp nests is the Carpet Beetle.

                    Removing the nests and eliminating the wasps can be done in one step, in most cases. Using your hose-end sprayer, broadcast a solution of Cypermethrin on the exterior of the structure. Liquid concentrates of Cypermethrin (Demon EC,
                    Cynoff EC) work best. Wasps, bees and hornets do not like Cypermethrin!
                    Start your application at the top sides of the structure, working your way down to the ground; in this manner you will get the coverage you want without much waste. With good water pressure, your pesticide application should break up and wash off the mud made by the wasps. If not, a long stick should be used to remove all nesting materials. Old mud nests not only look unattractive but can make your home vulnerable to Carpet Beetles or other dermestids that invade homes.

                    During the summer months you might want to treat the exterior of your home with Demon or Cynoff insecticides, to help prevent re-infestation of wasps and to keep down other pests such as spiders, ants, scorpions, carpenter ants, roaches, centipedes, millipedes - most household pests.

                    I let mine live because they kill other not so nice insects.

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                      #12
                      Yaa...those wasp are very beneficial and not aggressive, great to have around.

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                        #13
                        Other than the mess they make, they don't hurt nothin, so I let them be.

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                          #14
                          A dozen or so are good neighbors, a few hundred are an entirely different story... I've seen it.

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                            #15
                            Paint everything sky blue

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