{"id":164,"date":"2026-10-12T04:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wasps\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T04:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:28:06","slug":"wasps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/wasps\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasps &#038; Hornets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uncoder uncoder-164 uncoder--page\" data-uncoder-doc=\"164\"><section id=\"top\" class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-wwfm2m5\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-z4ou7or\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-cp5brs1\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Yellow-and-black wasp in flight against a black background\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black.webp 2000w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-1024x686.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-1536x1029.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-adv4731\"><h1 class=\"uncoder-heading uncoder-qp93gz5\">Wasps &amp; Hornets<\/h1><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-pvib7sd\"><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-xwadnw3 uncoder-text\"><p>Paper wasps and yellowjackets build under eaves, in sheds and in the ground. Nests grow fastest in late summer.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-button uncoder-kzyvpqs sw-btn sw-btn--lime\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/contact\/\" class=\"uncoder-btn uncoder-btn--primary uncoder-btn--md uncoder-hover-flip\"><span class=\"uncoder-btn__text\">Book an inspection<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"pest\" class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-xr26pc6 uncoder-container--boxed\"><div class=\"uncoder-container__inner\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-j1z6u71\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-dz3ibdd\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-zrgt8wp\"><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-mgjw2sa uncoder-text\"><p>Busiest months in Austin<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-zjpk4wg uncoder-text\"><p>Jun\u2013Sep<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-tsj88i9 uncoder-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/#calendar\">See the pest calendar<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-f1m8isx\"><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-mp2bx3w uncoder-text\"><p>Main risk<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-ybpalkt uncoder-text\"><p>Health risk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-kx56sb7 uncoder-text\"><h2>Signs to look for<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Grey papery nests under eaves, decks or play equipment.<\/li><li>Wasps flying in and out of a hole in the ground or a wall.<\/li><li>More wasps than usual around bins and outdoor meals.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>Wasps defend their nest aggressively and can sting repeatedly. Stings are dangerous for anyone allergic, and nests in walls can attract other pests.<\/p>\n<h2>How to keep them out<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Keep bins closed and cover food and drinks outdoors.<\/li><li>Knock down small nests early in spring, before they grow.<\/li><li>Seal gaps in siding, soffits and vents.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>How we treat them<\/h2>\n<p>Our technicians wear protective gear, treat the nest and remove it, then apply a repellent to stop new queens building in the same spot.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-llpu0sp\"><h2 class=\"uncoder-heading uncoder-evmr90d\">Matching service<\/h2><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-yswl9k2 sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/services\/wasp-nest-removal\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-sz38n16\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-yobh6gb\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Yellow-and-black wasp in flight against a black background\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black.webp 2000w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-1024x686.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-black-wasp-flight-against-black-1536x1029.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-knadsug uncoder-text\"><p>Wasp Nest Removal<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"other-pests\" class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-pldedre uncoder-container--boxed\"><div class=\"uncoder-container__inner\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-jz49vhl\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-jcbow5j\"><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-idbvgvc uncoder-text sw-tag sw-tag--dark\"><p>Pest Library<\/p><\/div><h2 class=\"uncoder-heading uncoder-qa13z4d\">Other pests we handle<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-zzpi6d9 uncoder-container--grid\"><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-prf3d8l sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/ants\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-bf525dh\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-ql5gmq3\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Red ant climbing a bright green leaf stem\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf.webp 2000w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/red-ant-climbing-bright-green-leaf-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-em2flwd uncoder-text\"><p>Ants<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-wa5a2r7 sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/cockroaches\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-rsme2x4\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-bvhlber\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Brown cockroach crawling across a dark green leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green.webp 2000w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brown-cockroach-crawling-across-dark-green-1638x2048.webp 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-zc7sbk1 uncoder-text\"><p>Cockroaches<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-et244yg sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/termites\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-ob01eqz\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-iomqk5d\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Wood eaten away by termites, with mud tunnels across the grain\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wood-eaten-away-termites-mud-tunnels-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-dh6jgev uncoder-text\"><p>Termites<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-lizwdkp sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/bed-bugs\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-d9wsr09\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-de0zvxe\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Close-up of a bed bug on glass\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass.webp 1600w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/close-up-bed-bug-glass-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-e3kygdo uncoder-text\"><p>Bed Bugs<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-zckfl5i sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/mosquitoes\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-i9xgdkl\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-t7ny29g\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Mosquito resting beneath a green leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1.webp 1707w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosquito-resting-beneath-green-leaf-scaled-1-1366x2048.webp 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-ro49tai uncoder-text\"><p>Mosquitoes<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-ilc3ztn sw-zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/pests\/rodents\/\"><div class=\"uncoder-container uncoder-i6baarr\"><figure class=\"uncoder-image uncoder-ta7sdhj\" data-uncoder-js=\"lightbox\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"1252\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden.webp\" class=\"uncoder-image__img\" alt=\"Two mice eating scattered grain on a wooden plank at night\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden.webp 2000w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden-1024x641.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden-768x481.webp 768w, https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/swatwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/two-mice-eating-scattered-grain-wooden-1536x962.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"uncoder-text-editor uncoder-c66xesc uncoder-text\"><p>Mice &amp; Rats<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasps &amp; Hornets Paper wasps and yellowjackets build under eaves, in sheds and in the ground. Nests grow fastest in late summer. 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