Silver Bullet Pest ControlA gray paper nest the size of a football over the back door, hornets pouring out of a gap in the siding, or someone just got stung in the yard? Silver Bullet Pest Control handles emergency hornet removal in Bloomfield homes, two-families, schools and businesses. Same-day visits are often available.
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Text a photo of the nest (from a safe distance) to 973-510-2585 — we'll tell you what it is and how urgent it is.
Silver Bullet Pest Control does emergency hornet removal in Bloomfield, NJ: a licensed technician identifies the hornets, treats the nest in protective gear, and removes it once activity stops — including nests in trees, under eaves and inside walls. Same-day visits are often available, which matters when the nest is by a door or someone in the home is allergic. NJ License 90568B, 4.9 stars on Google. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Walk — don't run past it or swat. Hornets defend the nest and will chase a few yards. Get indoors and close the door.
Swelling of the face, lips or throat, hives spreading over the body, trouble breathing or dizziness after a sting is a medical emergency. Call 911.
Bring kids and pets inside. Don't mow, trim hedges or use a leaf blower near the nest.
Store sprays from a ladder, fire and blocking a hole in the wall are how most bad stinging incidents start.
Send a photo to 973-510-2585 and tell us where the nest is. Same-day visits are often available for urgent nests.
For a normal sting with no allergic signs: wash it, use a cold pack and watch it. If the swelling keeps spreading, check with a doctor.
Not every nest needs a same-day visit. Here's how we sort it out when you call:
| Situation | How urgent | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Someone in the home is allergic to stings | Emergency | One sting can be serious |
| Nest by a door, walkway, porch or garage | Emergency | People pass it all day |
| Hornets coming out of a wall, light fixture or outlet | Emergency | They can chew into the living space |
| Nest near a school, daycare or store entrance | Emergency | Children and customers walk by |
| Nest high in a tree, far from the house | Can usually wait | Low contact, keep everyone away |
| Old gray nest seen after a hard frost | Usually not urgent | Nests die off in winter — text a photo to check |
Not sure where yours falls? Text us a photo — it's often the fastest way to know.
What people call a hornet in Bloomfield is usually one of these. The type and nest location decide how we treat it:
Technically a type of yellow jacket, but the one most people call a hornet. Very defensive near the nest, and nests can grow fast through summer.
Less aggressive than hornets unless the nest is bumped, but nests right by doors still cause stings. Often several nests on one house.
These nests are out of sight, so they're the ones people run into by accident — mowing over a ground nest or opening a wall. They need a direct treatment into the void.
Bloomfield is a dense, older Essex County township — lots of colonials, Cape Cods and two-families on small lots, plus apartment buildings near Bloomfield Center and along Bloomfield Avenue. Mature street trees line many blocks, and Brookdale Park and Watsessing Park add more big trees and hedges. That mix gives hornets plenty of places to build:
In two-families and apartment buildings, a wall nest on one side of the building can affect everyone. Tell the owner or super right away, and keep windows near the nest closed.
We make sure it's hornets or wasps — not honey bees. Honey bees are relocated with a local beekeeper, not exterminated.
We check the whole property. It's common to find a second nest in a hedge or under the deck.
A licensed technician treats the nest in protective gear, directly into the opening for nests in walls, the ground or trees.
Exposed nests are taken down once activity stops. Nests sealed inside walls are treated so the colony dies off.
We point out gaps where nests keep showing up and can seal openings. See bee and wasp exclusion and sealing.
For our general emergency service, see emergency pest control.
Colonies are at their biggest and most defensive. Most emergency calls come in now.
Nests that were hidden all summer suddenly show up in bare trees. Many are already dying off.
The workers die and the nest is abandoned. Hornets don't reuse old nests.
New queens start fresh nests. Sealing gaps over winter helps prevent wall nests.
Seeing a big gray nest in a bare tree in November? If there's no traffic in and out on a warm afternoon, it's probably empty. Text us a photo and we'll tell you if it needs anything.
Quotes are free. These factors change the size of the job:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Where the nest is | Low shrub or eave you can reach | High tree branch, second-story eave or inside a wall |
| Size | Small early-season nest | Large late-summer nest |
| How many | One nest | Several nests on the property |
| Insect | Paper wasps | Bald-faced hornets or yellow jackets in a wall |
| After | Nothing else needed | Sealing gaps or a return visit |
Call or text 973-510-2585 with a photo and where the nest is.
A hornet nest by a school door, a store entrance, an outdoor seating area or a building's front steps can't wait for the weekend. For Bloomfield businesses, landlords and property managers we:
For ongoing service, see commercial pest control and apartment building pest control.
Tell us where the nest is and whether anyone has been stung or is allergic. Send a photo if you can. Same-day visits are often available, and quotes are free.
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Same-day visits are often available, especially when the nest is by a door or someone is allergic. Call or text 973-510-2585 with a photo and we'll tell you how soon we can be there.
No. Most bad stinging incidents happen when someone sprays a nest from a ladder or up close. Store sprays rarely reach the whole colony, and an angry nest can send dozens of hornets after you.
Get away from the nest first, then wash the sting and use a cold pack. If you have swelling of the face or throat, trouble breathing or dizziness, call 911 right away.
It's lower risk than a nest by a door, but mowing, trimming or kids playing under it can set it off. Keep people away and have it checked.
No. Hornets abandon the nest in winter and new queens build fresh nests in spring. A protected spot can still attract a new nest, so sealing gaps helps.
Usually not for long. After a hard frost the workers die and the nest is abandoned. On warm fall days a dying colony can still be active, so text us a photo if you're unsure.
Bald-faced hornets are black and white and build gray ball nests above ground; common yellow jackets are yellow and black and usually nest in the ground or walls. Both sting repeatedly.
Honey bees aren't treated like hornets. We work with a local beekeeper so honey bee swarms and colonies are relocated instead of exterminated.
We explain where and how we treat before we start and tell you any precautions, like keeping pets inside until we're done.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds NJ License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience serving Essex, Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties.
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We serve Bloomfield and towns across Essex County and North Jersey.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
