Africanized Honey Bee Control in New Braunfels, TX

Most of what you read online about africanized honey bee is written by someone who's never set foot in New Braunfels. The biology is roughly right, the treatment advice usually isn't — not for this soil, not for this kind of housing stock, not for the way africanized honey bee actually nests here. Below is what we know from doing it, week in and week out. If you're short on time, skim the "where it shows up" section and call us.

Why africanized honey bee matters in New Braunfels #

Before we get into treatment, here's a minute on why New Braunfels has the africanized honey bee pressure it does. It matters because it changes the timing of what we do.

Multiple fatal attacks have happened in Texas since the 1990s. In 2025, a bee removal specialist in South Texas reported 36 confirmed removals of Africanized colonies in one season, covering areas like Mathis, Flour Bluff, Calallen, and Portland. That's a big jump from previous years. I've seen attacks reported in Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina, and Kerr counties. According to Penn State Extension, these incidents highlight the increasing presence and threat of Africanized bees in urban areas.

About the africanized honey bee #

Identification is done by behavior, not appearance:

Where africanized honey bee shows up in New Braunfels #

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How we treat africanized honey bee in New Braunfels #

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 africanized honey bee calls in New Braunfels.

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