Puss Caterpillar / Asp Control in Boerne, TX

Short version: if there's a puss caterpillar / asp nest on your property in Boerne, we can get out there and take care of it — usually same-day, sometimes next morning if the call comes in late. Longer version is on this page. We'll walk through how to tell it's actually puss caterpillar / asp you're looking at (about a third of our puss caterpillar / asp calls turn out to be a look-alike), what's making it show up on your property right now, and what we'll do when we get there.

Why puss caterpillar / asp matters in Boerne

Before we get into treatment, here's a minute on why Boerne has the puss caterpillar / asp pressure it does. It matters because it changes the timing of what we do.

Asp stings are a recurring fall medical event in the entire San Antonio / Hill Country region. Specific local patterns:

About the puss caterpillar / asp

If you see what looks like a small tuft of fur or a tiny toupee crawling on a tree branch or wall in Central Texas, do not touch it.

Where puss caterpillar / asp shows up in Boerne

Champion's Village / Regent Park / The Reserve at Old Fredericksburg — Newer residential subdivisions with standard residential stinging-insect workload.

When to act in Boerne

Boerne's stinging-insect cycle matches San Antonio's but runs approximately one week later in spring and one week earlier in fall because of slightly higher elevation and cooler nights. Honey bee swarm peak shifts to May (versus April in San Antonio), and paper wasp nest construction peaks in early June. Yellowjacket season and cicada killer activity remain July–September. Winter slow period is roughly mid-November through mid-February.

How we treat puss caterpillar / asp in Boerne

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 puss caterpillar / asp calls in Boerne.

Asp control is genuinely challenging because: