Mexican Honey Wasp Control in New Braunfels, TX
Most of what you read online about mexican honey wasp 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 mexican honey wasp 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 mexican honey wasp matters in New Braunfels #
Why mexican honey wasp shows up the way it does in New Braunfels specifically — as opposed to, say, Dallas or the coast — comes down to the ground, the trees, and what people have built on top of both.
Mexican honey wasps are everywhere in South Texas, from the Rio Grande Valley to the Brush Country and Coastal Bend. I've seen them pop up more and more throughout Bexar County, and they’re starting to show up in greater numbers in the southern Hill Country, too. According to Penn State Extension, this range expansion is part of their natural spread.
About the mexican honey wasp #
Small wasp with a black body and creamy-yellow banding. It's faintly hairy, which is unusual for wasps, but this hairiness helps them be effective pollinators.
Where mexican honey wasp shows up in New Braunfels #
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
How we treat mexican honey wasp in New Braunfels #
What we actually do on a mexican honey wasp job in New Braunfels depends on three things: where the nest is, how old the building is, and what the family situation looks like. Ground nest on a lot with young kids and a dog gets treated very differently than an aerial nest in an empty guest house. We'll talk that through on site.
For nests that are truly out of reach, like those high in trees or on unmaintained land away from regular activity, we often take a similar approach as we do with baldfaced hornet nests: leave them alone and mark the spot. However, B. mellifica colonies are different. They stick around year after year and won't die off with the frost. This means these nests can get bigger over multiple seasons instead of just disappearing each year.
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