Texas Wasp and Hornet Extermination

Removal of Stinging Insects

Stinging insects of the order Hymenoptera are urban pests. For
example, the common names of some stinging insects are
hornets, yellow jackets, and wasps. Insects can be both beneficial
and problematic, and too much of a good thing can be just as
bad, thus the need for pest control. The best, most effect way of
removing honey bees on a permanent basis is the removal of the
next and its queen, intact, and offering them to a local beekeeper.
Since the other bees will follow their queen, this permits an
effective method of controlling honey bees without causing harm
to the colony.

There is no definitive method of total stinging insect removal. One
can counter problem situation by the removal of nests built near or
in one's own home. Stinging insects should be controlled directly
from the source rather than trying to remove individual insects.
Approved pesticides should be used to spray the nests, but only
in small amounts -- just enough to get rid of the insects.

Tree limbs, shrubs and unused cars make a great home for
insects like hornets and wasps. A direct treatment to the nest is
the most effective treatment because the nest occupants will be
exterminated. To kill the insects that were not in the nest,
insecticide is applied to the area around the nest as well. Insects
like cicada killers, miming bees, bumble bees and yellow jackets
make their nests underground.

It is possible to eliminate stinging insects when the inside of a
home is infested with them. These insects fix their nests inside the
walls of the buildings or construct them within the walls. The first
step prior to effective eradication is locating the entrance hole on
the outside.