Bee & Wasp Removal in Crockett & East Texas — Critter Gitters Pest Control

Effective Bee & Wasp Removal in Crockett & East Texas

Critter Gitters Pest Control provides professional bee and wasp removal throughout Houston County — Crockett, Grapeland, Lovelady, Kennard, and Latexo — under TPCL #13381. We identify the species, assess the location, and apply the appropriate removal protocol. We do not offer honey bee relocation — if you specifically want a live honey bee colony relocated by a beekeeper, we will advise accordingly.

Call 936-546-7493 for same-week bee and wasp removal throughout Houston County.

Bees, Wasps & Hornets in East Texas: Know the Difference

East Texas has multiple stinging insects that require different approaches: honey bees (including Africanized variants), paper wasps, yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets, and cicada killers. Wasps and hornets are generally predatory and can be treated directly. Honey bee hives require more careful handling — both for your safety and because honey bee populations are ecologically important.

The Africanized honey bee has expanded significantly into East Texas. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension on Africanized honey bees confirms that Africanized colonies are established throughout Central and East Texas and are visually indistinguishable from European honey bees. They defend their nest more aggressively — with less provocation and a larger guard zone. Attempting to remove a colony without knowing the species is dangerous.

Our blog on what to do when you find a bee swarm on your property covers the first 24 hours — how to identify swarming bees (temporary, unlikely to sting) vs. an established colony (dangerous to disturb).

Structural Hive Removal: Why It Has to Be Done Right

When a honey bee colony establishes inside a wall void, soffit, or chimney, simply killing the bees is not the solution. Dead bees, unattended honeycomb, and fermented honey attract carpet beetles, wax moths, roaches, rodents, and — critically — new bee swarms that smell the abandoned wax. We remove the colony, extract the comb, and seal the cavity properly.

Structural bee removal is similar to wildlife exclusion work — the opening that let bees in also lets other pests in. We seal all access points with materials bees cannot re-enter through, and advise on landscape modifications that reduce future attraction to your structure.

Texas Parks and Wildlife regulations on bee and wildlife removal are worth understanding if you’re a property owner — some actions require a licensed pest control operator. We handle all regulatory compliance.