Pest and Stinging Insect Control in New Braunfels, TX
Pest Trappers serves homes and businesses in New Braunfels, on both the Comal County and Guadalupe County sides of town, for stinging insects, general pests, termites and nuisance wildlife. Every job starts with an inspection, and you get a price once the technician has seen what you are dealing with. Call or text (210) 281-1064, or book online, and the office will confirm a time with you.
Who serves New Braunfels, and how booking works #
Pest Trappers is a family-owned and operated company that handles both residential and commercial work. You can reach the office by phone or text at (210) 281-1064 or by email at [email protected], and se habla español. You can also book online; the office follows up to confirm the appointment.
What we cover around New Braunfels:
- Stinging insects: wasp, hornet and yellowjacket nests, honey bee colonies, carpenter bees, ground-nesting and solitary wasps
- General pests inside and out: ants (including fire ants and carpenter ants), cockroaches, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, crickets, silverfish, fleas, ticks and mosquitoes
- Bed bugs and rodents
- Termite inspection and treatment
- Raccoons, opossums and skunks, handled under Texas Parks and Wildlife and state rabies rules
What's different about pests in New Braunfels? #
A fast-growing city full of new rooflines. The Census Bureau estimates 116,477 residents in July 2024, up 28.8% from the 2020 base of 90,441 (Census estimates). Census survey data adds that 40.2% of the city's homes were built in 2010 or later. New eaves, soffits and porch ceilings are prime real estate for spring paper wasp queens, and newly built lots can leave bare, sunny soil where cicada killers dig.
One city, two counties. About 90,221 residents live in the Comal County part of the city and 26,256 in the Guadalupe County part, per the same Census estimate. That matters more than you might think: the TAIS list of beekeepers who remove honey bees is organized by county, and county-level health data differs too.
Springs, a river and a lot of standing water to manage. Landa Park covers 51 acres under giant oaks, and the city describes its Comal Springs as the largest springs in Texas and the North American Southwest (City of New Braunfels). Water is part of life here, and so are mosquitoes. The city's Public Health page says New Braunfels does not spray for mosquitoes, treats standing water only on public property, and cannot treat it on private property except abandoned lots (City Public Health). It tells residents they are their own main defense, and takes reports through Streets and Drainage at (830) 221-4030 or an online form. Yard mosquito work falls to homeowners and private companies; see our mosquito page.
Limestone underfoot. The Edwards Aquifer Authority describes the aquifer beneath Comal and Guadalupe counties as limestone in the Balcones Fault Zone, with a recharge zone marked by caves, sinkholes and fractures. We won't say any particular home sits on it, but rocky Central Texas ground is where AgriLife says tarantulas, and the tarantula hawks that hunt them, are more often met.
Foxes lead the local rabies count. Texas DSHS reports 25 rabies-positive animals in Comal County in 2024, 13 of them foxes, and 22 in 2025, 15 of them foxes (DSHS 2024 report). Guadalupe County had six positives in 2024, all bats. The city's Animal Welfare & Rescue office, (830) 608-2183, links a wildlife feeding prohibition ordinance, a page on living with urban coyotes and a potential rabid bat exposure sheet. Pest Trappers handles raccoons, opossums and skunks only, following the state rabies quarantine and Texas Parks and Wildlife rules on every job; see our wildlife page.
Stinging insects: find your page #
Wasps
- Wasp control in New Braunfels: start here if you're not sure
- Paper wasps and red wasps
- Yellowjackets
- Mexican honey wasps
Hornets
- Hornet control in New Braunfels: sorting guide
- Baldfaced hornets
- European hornets, not documented in Texas
- Giant hornet look-alikes, never found in Texas
Bees
- Bee control in New Braunfels: sorting guide
- European honey bees and Africanized honey bees
- Bumble bees
- Carpenter bees
Solitary stingers
- Solitary stinging pests in New Braunfels: overview
- Mud daubers and cicada killers
- Tarantula hawks and velvet ants
For general pests, our guides on termites, fire ants, scorpions, spiders, cockroaches, bed bugs and rodents explain what to look for.
How service works #
Pest Trappers runs out of 7319 Brandyridge, San Antonio, TX 78250. When you book, the office confirms the appointment time with you. The technician inspects first, shows you what was found, explains the treatment options and follows the product label on anything applied. You get a price after that inspection, never a guess over the phone. For honey bees, the technician will also tell you when a registered beekeeper may be able to remove a swarm or colony alive.
Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549) holds a Texas Department of Agriculture structural pest control business license in the general pest and termite categories. The certified applicator and owner is Travis Lambert.
Nearby towns we serve #
Pest Trappers also has service pages for neighboring communities: