Pest Control for Yellow Jackets in Eau Claire, WI

Yellow jackets build their biggest, most aggressive colonies in late summer and fall, often underground, inside a wall or under a deck. 1st Choice Pest Solutions finds the nest, treats the colony right at the entrance, and takes down nests we can reach once the colony is dead. Nest removal starts at $225.

We remove yellow jacket nests across Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Menomonie and the rest of western Wisconsin, usually the same week you call. If a nest sits near a door, a deck or a play area, tell us when you call and we will get there as fast as we can.

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Signs You Have a Yellow Jacket Nest

• Yellow jackets flying low or circling the same spot in the yard
• A steady stream of them going in and out of a hole in the ground, a gap in the siding or a spot under the deck
• Buzzing inside a wall, or yellow jackets turning up indoors near windows
• Crowds of them around trash cans, grills and sweet drinks in late summer

Yellow jackets are a type of wasp with sharp black and yellow stripes. Unlike honeybees, they keep their stinger, so one yellow jacket can sting again and again, and a bumped nest can send hundreds out at once.

How We Get Rid of Yellow Jackets

1. Find the nest. Your technician follows the flight path to the entrance, even when it is underground or inside a wall.
2. Treat the colony. A professional dust goes straight into the entrance, usually in the cooler part of the day when the colony is less active. The workers carry it inside.
3. Let it work. Activity drops quickly, and full control of the colony usually takes a few hours to a day.
4. Remove and prevent. We take down nests we can reach and treat the spots yellow jackets like to rebuild in.

Why Not Do It Yourself?

Store-bought sprays kill the yellow jackets you hit but rarely the whole colony, and blocking the entrance can push the colony into your walls and then your house. Most of the stings our customers describe came from a do it yourself attempt on a ladder or at a ground nest. If the nest is hidden, inside a wall or near a door your family uses, call us instead.

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Keep Yellow Jackets Away Next Year

Keep trash cans sealed, cover sweet drinks outdoors, and clean up food scraps after a cookout. Our Basic Insect plan treats the outside of your home three times a year and covers wasps, so new queens have a harder time settling in next spring.

Where We Remove Yellow Jackets

Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Menomonie and the rest of western Wisconsin. See all of our service areas.

Yellow Jacket Questions

How much does yellow jacket removal cost?

Nest removal starts at $225. Nests inside a wall or high up on the house take more work and are quoted at the visit.

Can I remove a yellow jacket nest myself?

We do not recommend it. Disturbing the nest can set off the whole colony, and yellow jackets sting more than once. Blocking the entrance is worse, because it can push them into your house.

How fast does yellow jacket treatment work?

Activity drops quickly, and full control of the colony usually takes a few hours to a day.

Where do yellow jackets build nests?

Underground, inside walls, under decks, in sheds and in bushes. Anywhere quiet and undisturbed can work for them.

When are yellow jackets worst in Wisconsin?

Late summer into fall. Colonies are at their largest then and get more aggressive as their food runs short.

Will the nest come back next year?

The old nest is not reused. The colony dies off after a hard frost, and new queens start fresh nests in the spring, so seasonal exterior treatments are the best way to keep them from settling near your house.

Get the Nest Out Before Someone Gets Stung

Call 1st Choice Pest Solutions at (715) 271-2511 or request an estimate and we will get a technician to your home in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls or anywhere else in our western Wisconsin service area.