Wasp Exterminator in Houston, TX

Houston's Gulf Coast climate gives wasps something they get almost nowhere else: a nearly year-round season. Without a hard freeze to kill off colonies, paper wasps and yellow jackets stay active from February into December, and nests in protected spots — soffits, attics, meter boxes — can survive the winter entirely. That means Houston homeowners deal with larger, older nests than most of Texas, and the "wait for the first freeze" strategy simply does not work here.

The metro's housing stock adds its own wrinkles. Two-story brick homes from Katy to Kingwood put nests twenty feet up under second-story eaves, and the dense, irrigated landscaping of neighborhoods like Memorial and the Heights gives yellow jackets ideal underground nesting sites in soft, moist soil. Stings spike in late summer when colonies are biggest and workers are most defensive.

The companies below hold active Texas Pest Control (P) licenses covering wasp and hornet extermination across the Houston metro. An accessible nest typically costs $100 to $300 to remove; wall-void and underground nests run $250 to $500+. Many Houston companies include wasp treatment in quarterly general pest plans, which is worth asking about given how long the local season runs.