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Paper wasps, hornets or yellow jackets: same line.
Have a nest near the house? Dial the referral line and an independent provider serving Lewisville, TX takes the call. Calls are connected 6 a.m. to midnight Central Time (7 a.m. to 1 a.m. during daylight saving time). Coverage takes in 75057, 75067 and the Lewisville part of 75077.
Paper wasps, hornets or yellow jackets: same line.
The provider confirms what is nesting before treating.
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You can phone the line or, outside call hours, leave a request for a call back. Dialing (000) 000-0000 sends you through a call-tracking service, which may record the conversation, to an independent provider that takes jobs in Lewisville. Calls are connected 6 a.m. to midnight Central Time (7 a.m. to 1 a.m. during daylight saving time). Before you dial, step away from the nest and gather a few details: your ZIP code or street, where the nest is (eave, ground, wall, tree or shed), roughly how big and how high it is, and whether anyone in the home is allergic to stings. Mention the type of property too, whether a house, an apartment or a business; renters should also let the landlord or manager know. If someone struggles to breathe after a sting, call 911 first. Scheduling, cost and method are decided by the provider rather than this site, and booking is optional.
It depends on the insect. Texas A&M AgriLife notes that an abandoned yellow jacket nest is not used again, but paper wasp queens often start a new colony in the same general spot the next spring. Ask the provider which places to watch around eaves, sheds and porches, and whether a return visit is part of the plan.
From a safe distance you can note where the nest is, how high it sits and whether wasps are going in and out. Knocking it down, spraying it or blocking the entrance risks many stings and can push the colony indoors. AgriLife’s guidance: if you have any doubt about your ability to safely control a wasp nest, call a professional.
Leave the opening alone. Texas A&M AgriLife advises that a yellow jacket entrance in a wall generally should not be sealed until the colony has been eliminated, since the insects may look for another way out, sometimes into the house. The provider decides how to treat the nest and when the gap can be closed.
This site does not publish figures. A provider names the cost after looking at the job, and it usually depends on the type of insect, the size of the colony, how high or hidden the nest is, whether it is in a wall or the ground, and whether a second visit is needed. Ask what is included before you agree.
Texas A&M AgriLife says yellow jacket colonies peak by August or September, and most nests die after the first hard frost. At Dallas/Fort Worth, the National Weather Service’s average first freeze is November 22. Paper wasp queens wait out the winter in sheltered spots and start new nests in spring, so activity picks up again then.
What Lewisville homeowners, renters and property managers tend to ask before calling about a nest.
Ask a provider