Pest and Stinging Insect Control in Fredericksburg, TX
Fredericksburg homeowners and businesses, along with neighbors out in the Gillespie County countryside, can count on Pest Trappers for wasps, bees, hornets, household pests, termites, rodents and nuisance wildlife. We're family-owned, and nothing gets treated until a technician has looked the place over and you've heard the price. To get started, phone or text (210) 281-1064 or schedule through online booking; the office will confirm the day and time. Se habla español.
What sets Fredericksburg apart for pests? #
The City of Fredericksburg describes the town as sitting in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, and the town was founded in 1846. A few local facts shape what we look for on a visit here.
A lot of older houses. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts 6,525 housing units in the city. Of those, 41.0% were built before 1980, and 12.1%, about one in eight, date from 1939 or earlier (Census ACS). Older homes can offer more gaps around chimneys, vents, siding and eaves, the kinds of openings that honey bees, overwintering wasps and wildlife use. Weathered trim and porch wood also draw carpenter bees. At the other end, 18.3% of homes were built in 2010 or later, and new eaves and patios collect paper wasp combs just as readily.
Creeks and drainage. The city says runoff from developed areas flows through drainage channels to Town Creek and Barons Creek, and Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park spreads across 330 acres along Live Oak Creek. Water and mud near homes matter to mud daubers, and standing water matters for mosquitoes.
The city larvicides; your yard is in your hands. In its FAQ, the city says it puts larvicide out where stagnant water collects and asks residents to report problem spots to the Code Enforcement Officer at (830) 990-8793, option 1 (City of Fredericksburg FAQ). Standing water in containers, clogged gutters and low spots on your own lot is something you control, and that's where our mosquito service fits.
Limestone and woodland. Texas Parks and Wildlife describes the Edwards Plateau as juniper and oak woodland over limestone honeycombed with caves. Paper nests hanging in trees, and the rocky ground favored by tarantulas and the wasps that hunt them, come with that setting.
A very large ZIP code. The city covers about 9 square miles, but the 78624 ZIP code spans roughly 742 square miles and includes Stonewall. Acreage, barns, pens and meter boxes out in the county bring their own stinging-insect questions.
Stinging insects Fredericksburg homes see most #
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Wasps and hornets
- Paper wasps: starter combs on porch ceilings, cottage doors and old attics in winter
- Red wasps: the rusty-red kind under patio chairs and along fence rails
- Yellowjackets: holes in the lawn that erupt when the mower passes, plus trash-can raiders in fall
- Baldfaced hornets: pear-shaped gray nests swinging in oaks
- Mexican honey wasps: tiny wasps on long-lived paper nests in the canopy
- European hornet look-alikes: sorting out the "big brown hornet" story
- Giant hornet look-alikes: what people really see when they fear a "murder hornet"
Bees
- Honey bees: passing swarms versus colonies moving into walls and chimneys
- Africanized honey bees: touchy colonies near pastures, pens and meter lids
- Bumble bees: a native bee nesting in old burrows and grass clumps
- Carpenter bees: half-inch holes drilled into porch timbers and new decks
Solitary wasps and other stingers
- Mud daubers: mud pipes and jugs, and how to tell them from termite tubes
- Cicada killers: summer diggers in bare, sunny yards
- Tarantula hawks: orange-winged spider hunters in rocky country
- Velvet ants: the wingless red "cow killer" and its painful sting
Beyond stinging insects #
Our general pest work, indoors and out, takes in ants of all kinds (fire ants and carpenter ants too), roaches, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, crickets, silverfish, fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. Pest Trappers also handles bed bugs and rats and mice, and offers termite inspections and treatment. The city links a Short-Term Rental Portal from its website; hosts who suspect bed bugs can book an inspection between stays.
Raccoons, opossums and skunks fall under our wildlife removal and exclusion service, done within Texas Parks and Wildlife rules and the state rabies quarantine. Because Texas restricts moving skunks and raccoons, we won't promise to turn an animal loose somewhere else.
How service works #
- Book. Reach out by phone, text or the booking page. Mention what you've seen, where it is, and whether anyone at home reacts badly to stings.
- Confirm. The office confirms a time with you.
- Inspect. The technician tracks down nests, entry points or signs of activity, then walks you through what's happening and your choices.
- Quote, then treat. Pricing follows the inspection, and every product goes on exactly as its label directs.
Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549) is licensed by the Texas Department of Agriculture for general pest and termite work. Owner Travis Lambert is a Texas certified commercial applicator. The office is based at 7319 Brandyridge, San Antonio, TX 78250; email [email protected].
Nearby towns we serve #
We also serve Kerrville, Comfort and Boerne, along with the rest of our Hill Country and San Antonio service area.