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Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Educate me on Mud Dauber's Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Prev Lobo2 • View posts Georgia Senior Member Joined: 06/15/2009 View Profile Posted: 11/06/09 07:00pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Had one make a mud nest on one of the a/c fan blades once. Really threw it out of balance making me think I had a major a/c problem. Now I keep a cover over it. RCL • View posts South SF bay area Senior Member Joined: 07/29/2004 View Profile Posted: 11/09/09 01:29pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator They love to plug up small openings with their nests. I have an outboard motor that overwinters in Connecticut. The tell-tale stream hole gets plugged by them unless I put a piece of large monofilament into it to keep them out. The hunt spiders and put them into the mud nest and then lay an egg on it. When the egg hatches, the larva consumes the spider. My most recent experience was with one nest in the drain tube from the rear AC. The condensate is routed through this tube and drains onto the ground. When the AC was on, water was coming out through the air intake on the ceiling. The mud dauber had built a nest about six inches into the tube and plugged it solidly. Often times, you will see these wasps inspecting all the small openings in your motorhome. I have seen them crawl into the weep holes in the window frames, and they are notorious for plugging up burners in furnaces and water heaters. majordad43 • View posts rural Clay County, Texas Full Member Joined: 04/14/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/11/09 06:38pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator They will also come in underneath your slideout when open. When we're camping I simply stuff paper towel in the openings underneath. BE Sure you remove the paper towel before closing your slide. 2009 Ford F250 HD w/tow pkg. 5.4 V-8 gas 2007 Jayco Jay Feather LGT 25Z Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Prev Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Educate me on Mud Dauber's

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