Pest and Stinging Insect Control in Bulverde, TX
Pest Trappers serves Bulverde with stinging insect removal, general pest control inside and out, termite inspection and treatment, rodent work, and nuisance wildlife removal and exclusion. Every job starts with an inspection, and you get a price once the technician has seen the problem. To get on the schedule, call or text (210) 281-1064 or book online; the office will confirm your appointment time. Se habla español.
What's different about pests in Bulverde? #
Bulverde sits where U.S. 281, State Highway 46 and FM 1863 meet in Comal County, about 22 miles north of downtown San Antonio and 19 miles west of New Braunfels, according to the city's About page. A few local facts shape what turns up around homes here:
- Hill Country ground and trees. The city describes itself as part of the Edwards Plateau, with clusters of live oaks and two main soil types: shallow soil over limestone, and soils on lower stream terraces and valley fills. That mix suits ground-nesting yellowjackets, cicada killers digging in sunny soil, mud daubers gathering creek mud, and tarantula hawks hunting in rocky country.
- Two generations of houses. Census housing tables show the 1990s as Bulverde's biggest building decade, at 36.2% of homes, while 10.5% went up in 2020 or later. Weathered trim on older houses draws carpenter bees; fresh eaves on new ones give paper wasp queens unclaimed nest sites.
- Rabies in wildlife. The Texas Department of State Health Services' 2025 rabies report says Hays and Comal counties have the highest concentration of recent fox rabies activity in a seven-county Central Texas outbreak area. That makes keeping raccoons, skunks and other wildlife out of attics and crawl spaces more than a nuisance issue.
- Flea-borne typhus on the county list. Comal County's provisional 2025 reportable-conditions tables list animal rabies in most months and also include flea-borne (murine) typhus. Fleas on pets, rodents and wildlife are worth taking seriously.
Bulverde is also growing fast. Census estimates put the population at 7,198 in July 2024, up from 5,703 at the 2020 base.
Stinging insects Bulverde homes see #
Each page below is written for Bulverde and explains how to identify the insect, what to do yourself and when to call.
Not sure what you have? Start with wasp control, bee control, hornet control or solitary stinging pests.
Bees
- European honey bees: swarms and colonies in walls, soffits and chimneys
- Africanized honey bees: defensive colonies in meter boxes, sheds and low cavities
- Bumble bees: native ground nesters under sheds and in grass clumps
- Carpenter bees: round holes in eaves, decks and fences
Wasps and hornets that defend a nest
- Paper wasps and red wasps: open combs under eaves and carports
- Yellowjackets: hidden ground and wall nests, worst in late summer and fall
- Baldfaced hornets: gray paper nests in trees
- Mexican honey wasps: paper nests high in tree and shrub canopies
Solitary wasps
Hornets that aren't here
- European hornets: not documented in Texas
- Saw a giant hornet?: the northern giant hornet has never been found in Texas; here's what you likely saw
Other pests we handle around Bulverde #
- Wildlife: removal and exclusion for raccoons, opossums and skunks, following Texas Parks and Wildlife and DSHS rabies rules. Under the state rabies quarantine, residents may not transport live raccoons or skunks. See our wildlife page.
- Fleas and rodents: DSHS advises treating for fleas before starting rodent control, and keeping pet food from being left out overnight. See fleas and rodents.
- Termites: inspection and treatment. Texas A&M's urban entomology center lists Comal County among the Texas counties where Formosan termites have been detected. See termites.
- General pests: ants including fire ants in the yard, cockroaches, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, crickets, silverfish, ticks and mosquitoes, plus bed bugs.
How service works #
- Contact us. Call or text (210) 281-1064, email [email protected], or book online. A photo of a nest or damage helps.
- Inspection. A technician identifies the pest, finds the nest, entry point or source, and explains your options, including when something can simply be left alone.
- Pricing. You get a quote after the inspection, not before.
- Treatment. Any product is applied according to its label. Work follows Texas Department of Agriculture rules.
Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549) is a family-owned and operated company, licensed by TDA for general pest and termite work, with owner Travis Lambert as certified applicator. We work from 7319 Brandyridge, San Antonio, TX 78250, serving homes and businesses across the area, and the office confirms every appointment time.
Nearby towns we serve #
Pest Trappers also serves Boerne, New Braunfels, Stone Oak, Fair Oaks Ranch, Wimberley and San Antonio.