Pest and Stinging Insect Control in Boerne, TX
Pest Trappers serves Boerne homes and businesses for stinging insects, general pests, termites, rodents and nuisance wildlife. We are a family-owned company based in San Antonio, and every job starts with an inspection so you know what you are dealing with before you get a price. Call or text (210) 281-1064, or book online, and the office will confirm a time with you. Se habla español.
What's different about pests in Boerne? #
Boerne sits off Interstate 10 in the Hill Country as its county's seat, and a few local facts shape which pests show up and where.
A young housing stock. Census survey data for 2020 to 2024 shows that 68.2% of Boerne's homes were built in 2000 or later and 35.9% in 2010 or later, while only 14.8% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Newer homes are not pest-proof. Wasps hang combs under fresh soffits, scorpions slip through weep holes and door gaps, and bees use the pipe and wiring holes every house has. Prevention and sealing matter as much here as treatment.
Creek, lake and flash floods. Cibolo Creek runs through town past City Park and River Road Park, Boerne City Lake sits on a dammed stretch of the creek, and the city warns about flash flooding and low-water crossings. Standing water after storms matters for mosquitoes and mud daubers, and floods can push fire ant colonies to move.
Mosquito testing, not city spraying. Kendall County Environmental Health submits mosquitoes to the state's arbovirus surveillance program, which runs from May through November (Kendall County). We found no city mosquito program, so emptying containers and treating problem areas around the home falls to residents.
Lots of wildlife, limited city trapping. The city's wildlife page lists skunks, raccoons, opossums, bats, foxes and four kinds of venomous snakes among more than 100 local species of mammals, birds and reptiles, and says Boerne Animal Care Services does not trap healthy wildlife that pose no threat (City of Boerne). ACS also works only inside city limits. The state health department has reported a multi-year rise in rabid foxes across a seven-county Central Texas area that includes Kendall County (DSHS rabies report).
Stinging insects Boerne homes see most #
Each page below covers how that insect behaves around Boerne, what to do first and when it needs a visit.
Wasps and hornets
- Paper wasps: open combs under eaves and porch ceilings
- Red wasps: defensive paper wasps on sheds, fences and electrical boxes
- Yellowjackets: ground and wall nests, touchiest in late summer and fall
- Baldfaced hornets: enclosed gray nests in trees
- Mexican honey wasps: paper-ball nests high in trees and shrubs
- European hornet look-alikes: what that big brown-and-yellow wasp really is
- Giant hornet look-alikes: the native wasps people mistake for "murder hornets"
Bees
- European honey bees: swarms and colonies in walls and soffits
- Africanized honey bees: defensive colonies in meter boxes, junk and low cavities
- Bumble bees: ground and cavity nests near doors
- Carpenter bees: round holes in fascia, decks and rails
Solitary wasps
- Mud daubers: mud tubes under eaves and in garages
- Cicada killers: huge wasps digging in sunny lawns
- Tarantula hawks: blue-black spider wasps on flowers
- Velvet ants: the fuzzy "cow killer" on bare ground
Other stingers and biters
- Red imported fire ants: mounds, AC units and the county quarantine
- Striped bark scorpions: rocky yards, attics and night sightings
- Giant redheaded centipedes: big centipedes under stone and mulch
- Puss caterpillars: stinging "asps" on oaks, pecans and fences
Other pests we handle in Boerne #
Beyond stinging insects, Pest Trappers handles general pest control inside and out, including ants, cockroaches, spiders, crickets, silverfish, fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. We also treat bed bugs, control rodents, and inspect and treat for termites.
For nuisance wildlife, we remove and exclude raccoons, opossums and skunks, following Texas Parks and Wildlife rules and the state's rabies rules from DSHS. Skunks and raccoons are high-risk rabies animals, and Texas restricts moving them, so we never promise to release an animal somewhere else. If a wild animal has bitten or scratched someone, get medical care first.
How service works #
- You call, text or book online. Tell us what you are seeing and where. The office confirms the appointment time with you.
- Inspection first. A technician walks the property, identifies the pest, finds where it is nesting or getting in, and checks for anything else worth knowing about.
- Options explained. You hear what can be left alone, what should be treated and what sealing or cleanup will help. Any product used is applied according to its label.
- Price after inspection. We quote once we know the job, not over the phone.
Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549) holds a Texas Department of Agriculture structural pest control business license in the general pest and termite categories, and owner Travis Lambert is a Texas certified commercial applicator. We are based at 7319 Brandyridge, San Antonio, TX 78250, and serve residential and commercial customers.
Nearby towns we serve #
If you have family or a business nearby, we also cover Fair Oaks Ranch, Leon Springs and The Dominion, Helotes, Comfort, Bulverde and Kerrville.