What each job involves and what drives the price — always with a firm quote before any work begins.
Clustered swarms on trees, fences, play equipment, or vehicles. Usually a 1–2 hour job. Live-captured and relocated whenever the swarm is healthy.
Visible comb in trees, sheds, or under eaves. Includes colony removal and complete comb extraction.
Colonies inside walls, roofs, or floors. May require opening the structure; we coordinate repair or work with your contractor. Quote after inspection.
Paper wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets around structures. Treated, removed, and prevention advice included.
Dead hive or old comb attracts new swarms and pests, and melting honey damages drywall. Full removal and scent neutralization.
Seal the entry points scouts look for: weep holes, vent gaps, roof lines, irrigation boxes. The cheapest job here prevents the most expensive one.
What affects your price: every job is quoted individually — there's no flat rate. The biggest factors are the colony's size and how long it's been established, the height and accessibility (a ground-level swarm vs. a second-story roofline), where it is (an exposed branch vs. inside a wall or roof that must be opened), and whether you need comb cleanout and sealing to stop the next swarm. Your local pro inspects, explains the options, and confirms a firm quote before any work begins — no surprise add-ons.
Good to Know
Store-bought spray on a defensive colony can trigger a mass stinging event. Every year Arizona residents are hospitalized this way.
If the comb stays in your wall, honey melts in the summer heat, stains drywall, and the scent recruits the next swarm within weeks.
Most structural colonies are 10+ feet up. Proper equipment and a second crew member aren't optional at that height.