Wasps & Hornets

Wasp Removal & Hornet Extermination

Wasps, yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets, and daubers are stinging pests that pose a threat all year round in Southern Indiana. Each has powerful stings that can cause severe pain and serious medical problems. The nests and hives of these pests can be found in trees, bushes, or even in the ground. Attempting to remove nests can be dangerous to a novice, particularly to someone who may be allergic to their stings. Count on the professionals at YES Pest Pros to locate and remove the nests to eventually control these stinging pests.

Exterminating Stinging Pests

Wasps and hornets, while often met with screams, don’t have the useful reputation that we associate with bees. While both sting, yellow jackets are naturally seen as more dangerous and can ruin a perfectly good barbeque. We can combat the threat of these stinging pests by starting at the source. This begins with removing hornet's nests, controlling wasp colonies, and ultimately, wasp extermination and hornet extermination.


Before we can help you with wasp removal, allow us to give you some tidbits about the most common stinging pests.

Paper Wasps

Paper wasps are large, dark wasps with long legs that dangle when they fly. Their nests are open and resemble upside-down umbrellas. Paper wasp colonies can become quite large, as the queens can often overwinter in an attic or warmer area of the house and build their nests on the same place the following year.

Yellow Jackets

Ground-nesting yellow jackets build their nests below ground, while structural-nesting yellow jackets often make their homes inside wall voids and other hard-to-reach areas inside a structure. Their nests begin from a single queen each spring and completely die off at the end of the season.

Bald-Faced Hornets

Bald-faced hornets are a notoriously aggressive type of wasp. They are black and white in color and are larger than most yellow jackets. They build the typical football-shaped nests that are often found hanging from tree branches or under the soffits of houses.

Mud Daubers

Mud daubers build the mud nests that you see on the side of a home under the soffits. They are solitary wasps and are usually blue or black in color. While mud daubers are capable of stinging, they are non-aggressive and usually don’t sting unless they’re being mishandled or threatened.

Wasp and Hornet Removal Near Me

YES Pest Pros provides stinging pest control services in Columbus and Bloomington, IN, by removing their habitat. We are trained in finding all of the areas these stinging insects may have made nests in or around your home. After a thorough inspection, we will make recommendations on how to control the nests and give you tips for keeping them away. Contact us for an inspection.

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