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Re: Dirt Daubers

Postby n502pd » Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:10 pm

509sx wrote:For a couple of years we have built nesting boxes for mason bees, aka mud daubers. They like their holes 5/16" in diameter, and up to 6" deep. They pack in food and eggs for the next generation to emerge in the late spring. There may be other buggies that do similar things though. I worry most about the Pitot tube.
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I keep forgetting to read all the replys tonight! I agree with the covers for pitot tube for sure, and dont for get to use some sort of cover for the crankcase vent, and the fuel tank vent, both of which i have addressed
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