Wasp and Hornet Removal on Long Island

You have a wasp or hornet nest on your Long Island property if you see paper wasps entering and exiting a small umbrella-shaped nest under an eave or deck rail, a gray football-shaped nest in a shrub or tree, or a steady stream of yellow jackets going in and out of a hole in the ground, a soffit, or a wall void. Nassau County homes with older wood soffits and Suffolk County homes backing to woods are especially attractive nesting spots. Any nest larger than a fist inside striking distance of a door, deck, or play area is an urgent removal, not a wait-and-see. Multiple wasps around a single wall or roof spot with no visible nest usually means a colony inside the void.

Bobby Bugs removes wasp and hornet nests on Long Island with direct treatment of the nest, physical removal where accessible, and treatment of the surrounding surface to discourage rebuilds. Expect the job to be done in a single visit and covered by a 6-month written guarantee.

1. 1Free phone triage confirming species and access.
2. 2Protective gear and evening or early-morning arrival when colony is calmest.
3. 3Direct treatment of the nest with a professional product.
4. 4Physical removal of the nest where safely reachable.
5. 5Surface treatment of the surrounding area to discourage rebuilding.
6. 6Written 6-month guarantee against a new nest in the same spot.

Wasp and hornet nest removal on Long Island is a same-visit job in the majority of cases. Activity at the nest usually stops within 15 minutes of direct treatment, and physical removal follows shortly after when access allows. Any surviving foragers returning to the site die off inside 24 to 48 hours. The 6-month written guarantee covers rebuild attempts on the same eave, soffit, or deck section.

To keep yellowjackets and hornets from becoming a problem around a Long Island house, take away food in late summer and take away nest sites in spring. UC IPM notes that by late summer a yellowjacket colony can hold thousands of workers and shifts to scavenging sugar and meat, so keep food and pet food covered or indoors, keep garbage in sealed cans and empty them often, pick up fallen fruit, and check open soda cans before you drink, since yellowjackets crawl into them. In spring, when a single queen is starting a nest, seal gaps in siding, soffits, eaves and around vents, because a nest that starts in a wall void or attic is the hardest kind to deal with in August. If a wasp lands on you, brush it off; don't swat or run. And never seal the entrance to a wall-void nest before it's been treated, because trapped yellowjackets chew through drywall into the house. Aerial paper nests in trees and on eaves are a job for a professional, which is what we're here for.

• Commack

  Bald-faced hornet nests high in the oaks and maples that line the postwar streets.

• Dix Hills

  Ground nests in the woods and stumps on large wooded lots.

• Melville

  Yellowjacket colonies in the old stumps and hollows of the former Sweet Hollow.

• East Meadow

  Hornet nests in the big trees along the Eisenhower Park edge.

• Baldwin

  Nests in the trees and brush along Milburn Creek, Lofts Pond and Silver Lake.

• Stony Brook

  Nests in the old trees around the village and the preserves by the university.

• Plainview

  Yellowjacket nests in the ground and in the wall voids of 1950s splits.

• Great Neck

  Hornet nests in mature trees on the North Shore lots.

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Wasp and hornet nest removal cost on Long Island depends on where the nest sits. An aerial nest under a first-floor eave in Levittown is a fast job; yellow jackets inside a wall void or a bald-faced hornet nest thirty feet up a Garden City oak need specialized equipment, protective gear, and more time on site. In-wall nests also take careful follow-up, because sealing the entry too early traps the colony inside the house. Season matters as well: late-summer nests are larger and more defensive. Bobby Bugs gives you a free written quote before any work begins, and the number on the invoice matches the quote. Every wasp and hornet removal includes the 6-month written guarantee.