CLOSED: Who built this?

This is attached to the eaves of our house. I thought perhaps a sort of Mud Dauber, but a google search didn't turn up anything like this.
I'd estimate it's about 3". We are in coastal SC.
Anyone know?



Thanks!
Deb

it looks like the start of a hornet's nest.

Oh! Of course it is. :) I've never actually seen one before.
Thanks for the assist!
Deb

no problem. be careful taking it down. unless it's vacant, even one of those guys can really nail you.

Thanks! Will do. :)
(I'm allergic to them, so that will be a job for someone else. )

There is a dust you can buy off the internet (it's the only thing that got rid of a yellow jacket problem I had last year). When they come in contact with it, it paralyzes them, they can't fly and then fall to the ground. That's the only way I'll remove their nests. It's called Tempo dust. I use a "hand duster" with a piece of copper tubing on the end to make it much longer.

JandC, that's one I hadn't heard of. Going to look it up.
Thanks!

This is the exact same bottle and hand duster I have:
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/tempo-dust-p-391.html

If you get it, be very careful using it, because it is like a talc type of powder and it will travel in the wind easily. I always wore a face mask and safety goggles while using it. I never wanted to take the chance of getting hit by the dust and not being able to see/breathe well enough to run away if they decided to come out of the nest and didn't get dusted. I really do dislike using stuff like that, but I dislike yellow jackets and hornets coming after me when I walk in or out of my door even more. Oh, and it seems like it's really expensive for such a little amount, but it goes a long way and can be diluted in water to make a spray if you wish.

look just like a picture of early stage of bald face hornet nest.

A water hose with a pressure tip takes care of them a lot faster and cleaner than the sprays. I have to wet the eaves of my house at this time of year to dissuade them from nesting here. They do not like a wet area to build the nest in, so when I see them making one, I wet it all down and they go out to the woods to build their houses.

Yes, Juneybug is right, when they are that small that is a good idea. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that because they got behind the siding and there were so many I had to dust, but that is an excellent suggestion and that is what my Mom does as well and it works great.... looks good too because we just go ahead and spray the whole porch, and it keeps the mud daubers from nesting as well.