What are making these nests?
They are like small lumps of concrete on the side of walls with small holes in. At first I thought it actually was concrete or cement, but after spotting a few of them around the property, I've realised they are nests!
But what is making them and should they be 'extreminated'?? We've also got 2 wasp nests, or what look like wasps in the garden. Complete with honey-combs :ohmy: Are these indeed wasps or strange looking bees? And again, should we be getting rid? We have Terminex treating the house every quarter - just wondering if we shouldn't call them back to treat these new pests :confused: |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Mandana
(Post 5318497)
They are like small lumps of concrete on the side of walls with small holes in. At first I thought it actually was concrete or cement, but after spotting a few of them around the property, I've realised they are nests!
But what is making them and should they be 'extreminated'?? We've also got 2 wasp nests, or what look like wasps in the garden. Complete with honey-combs :ohmy: Are these indeed wasps or strange looking bees? And again, should we be getting rid? We have Terminex treating the house every quarter - just wondering if we shouldn't call them back to treat these new pests :confused: haha that be the dirt dobbers http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pests-730...l-Mud-Dirt.htm |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Mandana
(Post 5318497)
They are like small lumps of concrete on the side of walls with small holes in. At first I thought it actually was concrete or cement, but after spotting a few of them around the property, I've realised they are nests!
But what is making them and should they be 'extreminated'?? We've also got 2 wasp nests, or what look like wasps in the garden. Complete with honey-combs :ohmy: Are these indeed wasps or strange looking bees? And again, should we be getting rid? We have Terminex treating the house every quarter - just wondering if we shouldn't call them back to treat these new pests :confused: |
Re: What are making these nests?
They sound like Swallows nests to me ?
If they are really small they could be Hornets nests ..... !! |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
(Post 5318513)
They sound like Swallows nests to me ?
If they are really small they could be Hornets nests ..... !! |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 5318527)
That's what I thought at first. I remember having one above the dining room window in our UK house....what a mess they made. :mad:
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Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5318574)
nope these are smaller than swallow's nests, they are the local dirt dobbers.
I looked at your link...if they are the same I know them as Cicada Killer Wasps. One flew in the kitchen last summer and terrified me 'cos it was about 1 1/2" long...looked like a huge wasp but the markings were different. |
Re: What are making these nests?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber
and the honeycombe sound like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket |
Re: What are making these nests?
Tsk .. I meant exterminated! My speel-cheeker obviously isn't turned on!
Thanks guys. I'll ring Terminex tomorrow. And Ray, yes, they do look like yellow-jackets to me. Pesky little things - stung OH too :frown: Cheers guys |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Mandana
(Post 5318908)
Tsk .. I meant exterminated! My speel-cheeker obviously isn't turned on!
Thanks guys. I'll ring Terminex tomorrow. And Ray, yes, they do look like yellow-jackets to me. Pesky little things - stung OH too :frown: Cheers guys |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5318505)
haha that be the dirt dobbers http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pests-730...l-Mud-Dirt.htm
You're right Trubrit:thumbup: Dirt Dobbers are very very common in this area Mandana. Just grab a hammer and knock their hard dirt nest down. I do it all the time;) |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
(Post 5319102)
You're right Trubrit:thumbup:
Dirt Dobbers are very very common in this area Mandana. Just grab a hammer and knock their hard dirt nest down. I do it all the time;) |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5319124)
yep me to, i can't resist knocking them down nor kicking the mound of soil that the red ants churn up :o i know i shouldn't coz it just makes them spread even further so my pest control man says but i still do it :sneaky: :p
:rofl:you're bad! Our biggest problem this year is frogs, probably because it has been so wet. They are everywhere and I know I'm squishing them every time I pull up into the drive:eek: |
Re: What are making these nests?
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
(Post 5319154)
:rofl:you're bad!
Our biggest problem this year is frogs, probably because it has been so wet. They are everywhere and I know I'm squishing them every time I pull up into the drive:eek: we haven't really noticed an excess of frogs this year our way, just mainly hear them in the house gutters. |
Re: What are making these nests?
When we lived in Illinois we got a lot of frogs, probably because we lived near a lake.
They used to fall in the window wells. Used to scoop them out with a fishing net until one day I saw a snake sitting waiting for the next frog to fall :eek: |
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