Yellow jacket nests are made from papery material and have a single opening. Yellow jackets build their nests in a variety of places including, but not limited to:
- Tree branches
- Shrubs
- Sides of buildings
- Wall voids
- Existing cavities
- Abandoned rodent burrows
- Holes in the ground
Paper wasps create aerial nests that look like upside-down umbrellas. They suspend these nests from trees, overhangs, and hanging from other sheltered areas.
Bald-faced hornets build large nests at least three feet off the ground. Common nesting sites include overhangs, eaves, trees, and shrubs/bushes.
As their name suggests, mud daubers build nests mostly out of mud. They are easily recognized because their nests often look like pipes (they might be globular though). Common nesting sites for mud daubers in New Mexico include entryways, stucco, eaves, and in other protected areas.