[Bull Winkus]

Originally Posted by nmnita

wandering off subject is fun once in awhile, especailly when you think about how long this thread is. Going barefoot was sorta off subject as well. I still come to this forum to read what everyone is saying about everything. This particular subject seems to be of interest to so many and doesn't seem to be stirring up a lot of controversy. That is good for a change, exciting? No, but good.

Yeah, it is fun, both off subject and on. I'm particularly interested in the wasp solutions since the house I just bought at Horseshoe Bend had a few nests around the place. All in good time though.

And, you can't just start a new thead everytime your discussion takes you off the beaten subject. The stock threads I follow over on Silicon Investor are endless. The discussion meanders around a bit, but the thread never stops. It took me awhile to get used to these transient discussions.

[Nomadicus]

I'll be ya a $ that if ya step on just one of them red wasps barefoot ya'll know you are right on top of the suject...

[RogMar]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

I'll be ya a $ that if ya step on just one of them red wasps barefoot ya'll know you are right on top of the suject...

Love that sig under your nic.

Yer makin' me hungry, though.

[Mems]

I have property near Clinton and go a few times each year to visit. This past April was the first time I saw the red wasps and had never seen anything like that before. We have wasps, but not so colorful. A neighbor told me that the wasps I was seeing were actually called mudboggers. Hum, is there such a thing? Do they sting too? They just looked scary to me and I drove the 30 miles back to Clinton to stock up on killer spray. They come in through the vents in my bathroom and I figger the house will be full of them the next time I visit

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by Mems

I have property near Clinton and go a few times each year to visit. This past April was the first time I saw the red wasps and had never seen anything like that before. We have wasps, but not so colorful. A neighbor told me that the wasps I was seeing were actually called mudboggers. Hum, is there such a thing? Do they sting too? They just looked scary to me and I drove the 30 miles back to Clinton to stock up on killer spray. They come in through the vents in my bathroom and I figger the house will be full of them the next time I visit

Never heard them called mudboggers before. I'm wondering it they are the same as dirtdobbers? I've never heard of a dirtdobber stinging anyone. Just make themselves a nuciance by plugging up holes you really want left open.

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by Mems

I have property near Clinton and go a few times each year to visit. This past April was the first time I saw the red wasps and had never seen anything like that before. We have wasps, but not so colorful. A neighbor told me that the wasps I was seeing were actually called mudboggers. Hum, is there such a thing? Do they sting too? They just looked scary to me and I drove the 30 miles back to Clinton to stock up on killer spray. They come in through the vents in my bathroom and I figger the house will be full of them the next time I visit

Never heard them called mudboggers but I have heard of mud daubers or dirt daubers. Those do not sting. I guess they might have the capability to sting but I've never ever heard of it. Red wasps build the paper nests but dirt daubers build nests out of...mud (go figure right??). The main visual difference between these and regular wasps is the elongated connection between the thorax and abdomen, it looks like their abdomen is stuck away from the body on a pole. If you break open their nests, you'll find a spider in each and every cell for the maggots to feed on while they grow.

Mud daubers I've seen both of these species in Arkansas.

[Bull Winkus]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

I'll be ya a $ that if ya step on just one of them red wasps barefoot ya'll know you are right on top of the suject...

Ouch!

[Mems]

The ones I had in my house were red. There were also some black ones. Longer bodies than a regular wasp. The red ones did not attack when I sucked them up with my vacuum, but the black ones tried to. There were so many in the house when we got there that it took several hours and lots of spray to get rid of them. It was 2 days before I didn't find any more. I turned the bathroom fans on and left them on the whole week we were there. Once the fans were on, no more of these creatures came through. I admit that I am a wimp.

[RogMar]

Originally Posted by Mems

The ones I had in my house were red. There were also some black ones. Longer bodies than a regular wasp. The red ones did not attack when I sucked them up with my vacuum, but the black ones tried to. There were so many in the house when we got there that it took several hours and lots of spray to get rid of them. It was 2 days before I didn't find any more. I turned the bathroom fans on and left them on the whole week we were there. Once the fans were on, no more of these creatures came through. I admit that I am a wimp.

Mems, and all with entry problems, I had the same thing upon moving into a new-construction house that sat in the woods for quite awhile before my arrival.

Not only bugs, but mice also.

Suprisingly, the contractors don't cut those entry holes for pipes *exactly* to size.

Neighbors gave me the solution.

There is a copper mesh made, goes under the name of "stuf-it" or "copper blocker", here's where I got mine:

Copper Mesh (100 foot roll): Wildlife Damage Control

Google either of those two names, or just, "copper mesh" to get a slew of places to get it.

It's very pliable, and what you do is find any crack or hole that vermin can get into (and they can get *very* compact), and cut a piece of this stuff with scissors, and stuff it in.

I was advised, and did, to follow up with a very small shot (because that stuff does expand) of foam insulation, the squirt-can type like "great stuff" or whatever, in with that mesh, and you're sealed against everything, virtually forever.

It's cheap, and it works.

Hope that helps.

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by RogMar

Mems, and all with entry problems, I had the same thing upon moving into a new-construction house that sat in the woods for quite awhile before my arrival.

Not only bugs, but mice also.

Suprisingly, the contractors don't cut those entry holes for pipes *exactly* to size.

Neighbors gave me the solution.

There is a copper mesh made, goes under the name of "stuf-it" or "copper blocker", here's where I got mine:

Copper Mesh (100 foot roll): Wildlife Damage Control

Google either of those two names, or just, "copper mesh" to get a slew of places to get it.

It's very pliable, and what you do is find any crack or hole that vermin can get into (and they can get *very* compact), and cut a piece of this stuff with scissors, and stuff it in.

I was advised, and did, to follow up with a very small shot (because that stuff does expand) of foam insulation, the squirt-can type like "great stuff" or whatever, in with that mesh, and you're sealed against everything, virtually forever.

It's cheap, and it works.

Hope that helps.

Very good advise! The copper mesh in there first will give the expandable foam more grip and make it a much more durable seal.