Homeowners can examine their yards and look for pointed piles of dirt that resemble cones. If a pile has a pencil-size hole at the top, it’s likely a bee nest, specifically of the ground bee ...

It is because they use mud in their nest construction that they are called mason bees. The female mason bee starts another nesting cell and continues until the nesting chamber or tube is filled ...

To kill them, you can try directly spraying mud daubers with bee and wasp repellants. If you manage to locate their nests, then you can also find an insecticide that’s safe to inject into your ...

Homeowners can examine their yards and look for pointed piles of dirt that resemble cones. If a pile has a pencil-size hole at the top, it’s likely a bee nest, specifically of the ground bee ...

Many ground bees need dry, sandy dirt to dig their nests. This kind of soil is easier for them to scoop out and tunnel through so that creating a larger burrow is possible. If you are seeing a lot ...