Contact
Call about a wasp nest in Ashburn
This is a phone-first line. Calling is the fastest way to reach someone who can deal with the nest.
(571) 555-0142Before you dial
What to have ready
A one-minute description is enough. The provider you speak with will ask follow-up questions, but these details make the call quicker and the quote more accurate.
- Your community or street, such as Ashburn Farm or Brambleton
- Where the nest is: ground, wall, tree, eave or deck
- Roughly how high it sits
- Color and size of the insects
- Anyone at home with a sting allergy
- Whether it is on HOA common ground
Not sure what it is?
Check the nest first
If you can watch safely from a distance for a minute, compare what you see with the nest checker on the Ashburn wasp nest home page. A hole in the lawn, a gray paper ball and an open comb under a rail are three very different jobs.
Seeing wasps disappear into siding? Leave the gap open; the page on wasps inside walls explains why sealing it now can backfire.
This line is not an emergency service. For trouble breathing, throat or face swelling, or many stings, call 911 now.
After you hang up
What to do while you wait for the visit
Once a visit is booked, the most useful thing you can do is keep the area quiet. Skip mowing, edging and leaf blowing near a ground nest, keep doors and windows on the nest side of the house closed, and bring pets in during the hours the provider will be working, since many treatments happen around dusk.
If the nest is on a shared wall, a common area or a building managed by an association, let the management office know a provider is coming so there is no confusion about access. For nests inside walls, resist the urge to tape or caulk the outside gap before the technician arrives; they need that doorway open.
After the treatment, expect a few stray wasps around the spot for a day or two. Follow the provider's guidance on when children and pets can use the area again, and call them back directly if activity has not dropped within the time they gave you.