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What We Remove
Buzz Wranglers offers free, chemical-free removal of hornet, yellowjacket, wasp, and honeybee nests in the Mid-Michigan area. Our team safely collects live, unsprayed nests for use in allergy immunotherapy—keeping your home safe while supporting life-saving medical research. We do not use pesticides, and we never remove valuable pollinators like bumblebees or solitary bees.
Hornets
The two species of hornet we have around here are Dolichovespula maculata, the black and white “bald faced hornet” and Dolichovespula arenaria, also known as the aerial yellowjacket or yellow hornet. Both species build the characteristic large, hanging paper ball nest. We will gladly come remove your hornet nests free of charge, without the use of chemicals! These nests are worth our time to collect once they have reached the size of a cantaloupe or larger.
Yellow Jackets
There are several species of concealed nesting yellow jackets. At least six species live in our area, the most common being Vespula alascensis (the common yellowjacket) and Vespula pennsylvanica (the western yellowjacket). These yellow jackets all share the classic yellow and black pattern.
Wasps
Wasps of the genus Polistes are the most common type of paper wasp in North America. The European paper wasp, Polistes dominulus, was introduced into the US in the early 1980’s and has quickly spread throughout most of the country. It is the most prevalent wasp that we find in our area.
Honey Bees
The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most common species of honeybee worldwide. They are eusocial, creating perennial colonies with a single fertile female (the queen), many non-fertilized females (the workers), and a small population of males (the drones). Individual colonies can house many tens of thousands of bees.