Greater Boston Pest Control

I did not realize I had Bed Bugs until I moved up to Boston (Brookline) from Florida. The bugs moved with me up here. My neighbor in Fla. bought furniture at Goodwill and got a terrible case of the BB.
My neighbor spent ONE NIGHT on my sofa in Fla. And they ended up in my apt. (my boyfriend told me not to let her stay in my apt., I was stupid!) She had bed bugs and had her place fumigated and she could not sleep there; it was so strong of pesticides, you could smell it a mile away. Jack does not use pesticide that affects you. You will not smell anything.
I realized I had the BB when I got blood spots in the bed. My Boston (small) apt. was treated with the Heat treatment, VERY expensive. That did not work. I tried everything.
Moved to another apt. the bugs were still with me. Jack came over. I realize you have to call this guy about 20 times, but I worship the ground he walks on. He was reasonably priced and got rid of the bugs.
He is the best. Absolutely the best. However, you have to keep calling him. He will get back to you, maybe after 10 times. It has been almost two years now and no BB. I had the BB for three (3) years until I got Jack. Please note, my apt. is always spotless.
Believe me, I tried everything under the sun to try to get rid of the bugs, nothing worked until I got Jack, and he is reasonable compared to these rip-​off artists in Boston who know you are desperate to get rid of the bugs. He will get rid of the BB in one or two treatments.

Don’t ever call this place. Mainly because they won’t pick up the phone. The landlord set us up with this company to spray for bed bugs. It took them a week to come spray, because they guy is impossible to get a hold of to set up an appointment. We had to threaten withholding rent before someone was able to get them to come. Finally they sprayed, and that afternoon I found more bed bugs, alive. I’ve been calling for the past week now, living out of plastic bags, and still no answer. I don’t even think the phone line goes to a real person, just a machine. I called a different company on Unilocal and they picked up the phone right away and were super nice, answering all my questions, and ready to come spray that day. I wish there were such thing as negative stars on Unilocal

I had a problem in my basement. I called this company because they got two good Unilocal reviews. I talked to Jack and made an appointment and he never came or called. I called and he came the next day late. It was obvious that he had bigger jobs and I was not on the top of his list. But this was a big problem for me. When you have rodents living in your basement (where my washer and dyer are) it is a big problem. Finally he comes throws down some bait and leaves. Called for two weeks to try to get him to come back (new droppings on the floor and half the bait was gone) and never could get him to come back. Found another company ( Unilocal review to come) and they came right away and are on top of the problem.
Either come and do the work or tell me you don’t have time. But don’t waste my time. Plus I have two children, my mother in law and my wife in the house so this was a big deal.

I called on a Saturday and was able to schedule an extermination for Monday afternoon. The GM answers the phone and is very down-​to-​business, but also very friendly and certainly knowledgeable. He came to my house to do the actual extermination as well. Sprayed every nook and cranny and also treated all of my major furniture, all while fielding my questions and passing along some good information. I had been in a total panic leading up to the extermination, but he really put things in a practical perspective and made me feel immensely better about the situation.

Trust me on this: I live in a densely populated area of Cambridge near a restaurant, I’m a slob about dishwashing, and I have piles of stuff stored in an unfinished basement and I don’t have ANY bugs which is awesome because I hate ‘em.
So contacting this company is a little weird… first, because they are also known as the John D. Lyon Co. AND AAA Greater Boston Pest Control AND Boston Pest and have three different addresses, and second, because the guy answers the phone with an monotone, abrupt «Can I help you?», and third, because they have no website or email address. They don’t do marketing, they kill evil creatures. All their phone numbers* forward to a single office when they can’t answer. Just leave a message — they’ll get back to you!
But they do a great job (there ain’t no bugs on me), with prices and turnaround times better than the national companies I called. The general manager, Jack M., did my place both times. He showed up on time — on a Saturday no less! — and sprayed our house with a great odorless chemical called Suspend which all the national chains use. He was really friendly and answered all my bug and rat and poison questions (and answered his cell to reassure another customer about something) and sprayed every specific spot I asked him to.
*617−926−6200, 617−359−6068, and 1−800−420−8713.