Wasp Removal in Bascom, OH

We serve all of Seneca County and the towns around Bascom, including Tiffin, New Riegel, Fostoria, Bettsville and Burgoon. Not sure you’re in range? Text your location and a photo to 419-614-6445.

Our Main Office at 12860 W TR 114, Loudon Township, OH 44830 is the closer one to Bascom. It sits in Seneca County near Fostoria. We also have a Bryan, OH Office at 9837 State Route 249, Bryan, OH 43506. From either office, the fastest way to reach us is to call or text 419-614-6445.

No. As a beekeeper-owned company, we relocate the insects that help us. Bumblebees and native paper wasps are always humanely relocated, and gentle cicada killers are moved away from walkways and play areas rather than poisoned. Male cicada killers can’t sting, and females rarely do. We only remove the stinging insects that put people at risk, like yellowjackets, hornets and European paper wasps.

People use both words, but technically a hive is home to honeybees, while wasps build paper nests. Either way, our Wasp Hive Removal Service takes out yellowjacket, hornet and European paper wasp nests with no pesticides. Honeybee hives are never destroyed; a beekeeper relocates them alive. Our article on wasp hive removal vs. wasp nest removal explains more.

Yes, completely. We don’t spray poisons at your home. We physically remove each nest, which lets a beekeeper do this work without a pest control license. There’s no residue left on decks, play sets or garden beds in Bascom. Call or text 419-614-6445 for a free virtual quote.

We do. Bascom is on our regular route, and we work out of our Main Office in Loudon Township. Along with our Wasp Hive Removal Service for yellowjackets, hornets and European paper wasps, we relocate honeybees, bumblebees and cicada killers and help opossums in trouble. Call or text 419-614-6445 and send a picture of the nest.

Yes, that’s a big part of our work. Older siding, loose trim and open vents give yellowjackets easy access to wall and ceiling voids. Rather than spraying into the wall, we locate the nest and remove it, so no dead nest is left behind to rot. Keep clear of the entrance and give us a call.

In Northwest Ohio, queens that survived the winter start small nests in spring. By late summer and early fall the colonies are at their biggest and most defensive, so that’s when most calls from Bascom come in. A hard frost usually finishes the colony, while new queens hide away until spring. Call early if you see one forming.

Yes. The farmland around Bascom gives wasps lots of barns, sheds and outbuildings to settle in. We remove yellowjacket, hornet and European paper wasp nests without pesticides. Native paper wasps are relocated, never destroyed, since they eat caterpillars and other pests. Before you start a project near a nest, text us a photo so we can identify it.

Those are likely yellowjackets. They often use old burrows, brush piles and overgrown corners. Look for wasps flying in and out of one small hole. Don’t mow over it or try to flood it, which sets off the colony. We remove ground nests without pesticides. Text a photo from a safe distance to 419-614-6445.

They go to our sister company, The Mindful Beekeeper. Apiary #1 is at 12860 W TR 114 in Loudon Township, near Fostoria. Starting in 2027, colonies will also go to Apiary #2 in Van Buren, OH and Apiary #3 in Bryan, OH. Each colony passes through an inspection station before joining an apiary, and only extra honey is harvested from strong hives.

Don’t spray it, and keep people and pets back. A swarm on a branch or fence is usually just resting while scouts look for a new home. Text a photo and your address to 419-614-6445. Swarms hanging in the open are removed at no charge by our sister company, The Mindful Beekeeper, through its Seneca County swarm rescue service, and the bees go to an apiary instead of being destroyed.

Usually not. Bees flying in and out of a gap mean a colony has moved in and is building comb inside. Our sister company, The Mindful Beekeeper, plans those structural removals one job at a time. Don’t seal the hole or spray, because that traps the bees and leaves comb to melt and rot. Text a photo to 419-614-6445.

A thermal camera helps a lot. A honeybee colony keeps its nest at roughly 92–95°F, which shows up clearly against cooler wall framing. The Mindful Beekeeper offers thermal camera scans in Seneca County, so the comb can be located before anything is opened. That keeps any wall cut small and accurate, and the colony is moved out alive.

Honeybee relocations from walls, ceilings, soffits and other structures are being booked for Spring 2027, so reserve a spot early. Wasp removal is booked separately. In hot, humid Ohio weather, some extractions are done at night. Bees hanging in the open are a swarm, which is handled differently. Text a photo to 419-614-6445.