Pest and Stinging Insect Control in Bandera, TX
Pest Trappers is a family-owned pest control company that serves Bandera, both the small city on the Medina River and the ranch roads, lake communities and country lots around it. From a wasp comb over the porch to termites in a sill or a skunk under the house, we work on homes and commercial properties alike, and nothing gets priced until a technician has looked. To get on the schedule, phone or text (210) 281-1064 or use our online booking; the office confirms the appointment with you. Se habla español.
Bandera at a glance: what shapes pest work here #
A few local facts make Bandera different from the bigger towns we serve.
A small city inside a big ZIP code. The Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate puts the City of Bandera at 891 residents, up from 820 in 2020, on 1.14 square miles (Census estimates). The 78003 ZIP around it covers about 226.7 square miles, includes Lake Medina Shores, and holds roughly 9,967 people. Most "Bandera" homes are on county land, so a property here may well include acreage, outbuildings and long fence lines, not just a town lot.
A river town with wooded hills. Texas Parks and Wildlife describes the Medina River flowing southeast past the city to Medina Lake, with clear water, limestone outcrops, a riverside forest of willows, sycamore, bald cypress and pecan, and slopes of plateau live oak and Ashe juniper (TPWD). Bandera City Park sits right on that river downtown, with swimming, fishing and picnic areas. Several of the insect pages below explain how that mix of trees, water and rock matters for a particular wasp or bee.
Older homes in town, manufactured homes in the county. Census survey data for 2020 to 2024 shows 44.7% of homes inside the city were built before 1980, and 70.6% are single-family detached houses. Across the 78003 ZIP, 1,678 housing units, or 31.7%, are mobile homes (Census ACS). Older walls develop the gaps bees and rodents use, and manufactured homes bring skirting and crawl spaces into the picture.
A wet 2026. The National Weather Service reported 5 to 6 inches of rain in Bandera County and near Medina Lake on June 14 and 15, 2026, and a death on Mason Creek when a vehicle was swept from the road (NWS). More flash flooding hit south-central Texas July 13 to 17. Separately, the City of Bandera posted a disaster declaration dated July 16; the notice online does not say what prompted it. Standing water left behind breeds mosquitoes, and we did not find a city or county mosquito program.
Bees, wasps and hornets around Bandera homes #
Start with the sorting pages if you are not sure what you have: wasps, bees, hornets and solitary stinging insects.
Bees
- European honey bees: a swarm on a branch or a colony behind siding
- Africanized honey bees: defensive colonies, low nests, animals nearby
- Bumble bees: native ground nesters
- Carpenter bees: round holes in porch and fence wood
Wasps and hornets
- Paper wasps and red wasps: uncovered combs on eaves, awnings and steps
- Yellowjackets: ground and wall nests, touchy in fall
- Mexican honey wasps: gray paper balls in trees and shrubs
- Baldfaced hornets: enclosed paper nests, usually in trees
- European hornets and giant hornet look-alikes: what people actually see, since neither is recorded in Texas
Solitary wasps and other stingers
- Mud daubers, cicada killers, tarantula hawks and velvet ants: loners that rarely sting and often need no treatment
Beyond stingers: other work we do in Bandera #
- General pests, inside and out: silverfish, crickets, centipedes, scorpions, spiders, cockroaches, ants of all kinds (fire ants and carpenter ants included), fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.
- Termites: inspection and treatment. See our termite guide.
- Rodents: rats and mice, including entry points around skirting and crawl spaces. See rodents.
- Bed bugs: inspection and treatment. See bed bugs.
- Nuisance wildlife: getting raccoons, opossums and skunks out and keeping them out, within Texas Parks and Wildlife rules and the state rabies quarantine set by the Department of State Health Services. We never promise to move an animal elsewhere. See wildlife removal.
How a Bandera visit works #
- Get in touch. Use the phone number above, write to [email protected], or go through the booking page. Tell us your address, what you are seeing and whether anyone at home is allergic to stings.
- The office confirms a time. We work out of 7319 Brandyridge, San Antonio, TX 78250, and the office sets the appointment with you.
- Inspection first. The technician pins down which pest it is, locates nests or entry points and walks you through the choices, including cases where doing nothing is fine.
- Price after the inspection. You get a quote once we know the scope. Treatments follow each product's label.
Our Texas Department of Agriculture business license, covering general pest and termite categories, is issued to Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549). Owner Travis Lambert is the certified applicator on that license.
Nearby towns we serve #
Nearby towns on our service list include Helotes, Boerne, Comfort and Kerrville.