Baldfaced Hornet Control in San Antonio, TX

I'll tell you straight: baldfaced hornet is one of the species we get called on almost every week in San Antonio during the warm months. It's a manageable problem if you catch it early and read it right. This page walks through how to tell you've actually got baldfaced hornet, why it's showing up on your property, and what we'll do when we come out. Nothing fancy, just what we've learned from running this job hundreds of times here.

Why baldfaced hornet matters in San Antonio #

Before we get into treatment, here's a minute on why San Antonio has the baldfaced hornet pressure it does. It matters because it changes the timing of what we do.

Every year, we get calls from clients wanting to remove nests that are 40 feet up in a secluded corner of their 10-acre lot. We’ll do the job if that’s what they want, but I usually recommend waiting until winter. Taking down an abandoned nest in the dead of winter is a lot easier than dealing with a live colony at that height.

About the baldfaced hornet #

Baldfaced hornets aren’t actually hornets. This is important because it changes how we classify, understand, and deal with them.

Where baldfaced hornet shows up in San Antonio #

Stone Oak / 281 N corridor (78258, 78260, 78261) — This area has newer homes with greenbelts and drainage easements, thanks to the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone requirements. According to University of Minnesota Extension, those greenbelts are a big reason why Stone Oak has the highest yellowjacket ground-nest density in the whole metro area.

When to act in San Antonio #

San Antonio's stinging insect activity lasts almost all year. Our mild winters allow honey bee colonies to remain active, and indoor yellowjacket populations can thrive as well.

How we treat baldfaced hornet in San Antonio #

A few things we won't do: we won't spray from 20 feet and call it done, we won't sell you a six-month contract for a problem that's going to resolve in three weeks anyway, and we won't recommend treatment if what you've got is harmless. That last one happens more often than you'd think with baldfaced hornet calls in San Antonio.

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