Bald-Faced Hornets Stinging Family in Barnegat Light, NJ

Challenge

As this customer and her family in Barnegat Light, NJ were enjoying playing in their front yard, the two children were suddenly attacked and stung by several bald-faced hornets. The family quickly ran inside, got medical attention, and called Cowleys for help.

Bald-faced hornets are social stinging insects that are a close relative to yellow jackets. The surface of their upper midsection almost looks triangular from the side, and they have white markings on their face. They are very aggressive and will sting anything that comes within close proximity to their nest. What makes them even scarier is they have smooth stingers, which means they can sting over and over again, can actually sense vibrations in the air, and remember their invader's face!

Solution

Using our extendable pole, we treated the bald-faced hornet nest with a knockdown aerosol application. A short while later, we also injected a knockdown dusting application into the nest. Both of these treatments will quickly exterminate the bald-faced hornets.  After some time had passed, we removed the nest, and the branch it was attached to, and disposed of them properly.