SOLITARY HABITAT

Excavate tunnels in soil, preferably in areas with little vegetation.

Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.

High density of burrows may result in lawn damage.

Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.

Nests in burrows or naturally occuring banks.

Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.

Burrow in to soil or use brick and stone crevices and cover the burrow with a translucent secretion.

Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.

Nest in crevices, soil, and other cavities


Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.

Nests in burrows excavated soil

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber.

Sometimes nests in rotting wood, wood shingles, insulation panels

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber.

Do not pose a structural threat, but may be unsightly.

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber.

Females excavate nesting site in sandy soil or clay with forelegs (ground nesting).

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber.

Female wasps construct tubular nesting cells out of moist clusters of mud.

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.

Nests are often affixed to ceilings and walls of buildings. Characteristic vertical, thin tubes constructed in a row.

Sweat and alkali bees. Mason/Leaf cutter. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.

No nest construction.

Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber. Velvet ants.

Holes chewed in wood are around 1/3 to 1/2 inch.

Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber. Velvet ants.

Holes chewed in wood are often against the grain of the wood. Sawdust and pollen visible.

Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber. Velvet ants.

Prefer unfinished and unpainted wood

Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber. Velvet ants.

Damage over years can amount to significant destruction.

Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber. Velvet ants.