Wasp & Hornet Removal in DFW

Old nests are not reused, but the spot that attracted the first queen, a sheltered eave out of wind and rain, attracts next spring's queens too, and leftover comb signals a proven site. Removing old nests and keeping eaves treated through the quarterly plan is what ends the annual rebuild.

Almost certainly yellow jackets, and worth taking seriously. By late summer those hidden colonies can hold thousands of wasps. Do not plug the hole or spray into it, because a sealed wall-void colony will chew through the drywall into the house. Keep everyone clear and have it professionally treated.

Mud dauber tubes are the least dangerous thing on your brick. Daubers are solitary, rarely sting, and mostly hunt spiders. We remove the tubes and treat the spot, though some staining can remain on porous masonry, removal is not cleaning. If the tubes are ON brick but made of soil rather than smooth mud, call sooner, because that pattern can be termites.

Wasp nest removal for standard nests comes with quarterly coverage from $49 a month, and we price one-off removals by phone in minutes. Ground nests and wall-void colonies can carry an added charge, decided on site by what the job needs and discussed before work begins.

WD-40 can knock down a wasp it soaks, but the maker never designed or labeled it to kill insects. It also burns easily and barely reaches the wasps inside a paper nest. A spray labeled for wasp nests shoots farther and acts faster. For nests high on the eaves, our extendable poles keep everyone off the ladder at any time of day.

Yellow jackets top the list, because they defend their colonies in numbers and each one can sting repeatedly. Red and Guinea paper wasps come next and guard their open combs under eaves and railings when anyone moves within a few feet. Mud daubers and cicada killers look alarming but almost never sting, and they only need treating when they nest near a doorway.

Because the colony has stopped raising young by then and the workers switch from hunting insects to seeking sugar. That is what brings them to a soda can, a hummingbird feeder or a patio table, and a colony at full size with nothing left to do defends itself far more readily than it did in June. The change in behavior is about diet rather than temperament.