Joe is amazing and can be recommended without hesitation. I had a persistent problem over several months with wasps somehow getting into my basement. The first pest control service I consulted had no luck figuring out the source of the problem. A nice guy, but the gist of it was that he could help me only if I could tell him where the nest was. This was precisely my problem! I called a second pest control company and had the good luck to be referred on to Joe. He spotted almost immediately a squished wasp in a tiny crack above the chimney cleanout. We sealed off the area, but the wasps continued to get in, obviously somehow down the chimney. In the end, Joe solved the problem by vacuuming up as many wasps as he could around the top of the chimney (took about an hour), and then dusting with an insecticide down the chimney. A total of three service calls, a real remedy for the problem, and his rates are VERY reasonable. I appreciated so many things about his work. He is clearly a real problem solver, he doesn't propose expensive treatments, and he is not quick to use any toxic solutions unless he has to. He is reliable, punctual, and also a very nice guy.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $326.00
- Company Response
The wasps were indeed getting into the basement and I didn't want to make things worse. I luckily, had seen this situation on a previous job and knew right away that there was a direct link somewhere on the exterior which was facilitating the issue. The dead wasp in the chimney clean out pointed me in the right direction and once outside with my binoculars pointed upwards I could see wasps entering to and from a small opening on the chimney itself. At this point I taped up the cleanout tight against any other further incursions. Once it was confirmed we had things sealed well I came back to finish the job. The roof was steep and difficult to access but eventually I managed to get the gear up there. From a distance I positioned my vacuum on an extension pole and created a huge swarm of wasps. I sat on that steep roof as still as possible for over an hour under this swarm and picked off around 500 wasps before injecting the dust into the cavity of the chimney. The job was completed in a timely manner with the results that I wanted hence this nice review.
This leads me to another job which I will briefly touch upon. Three weeks ago and before this job mentioned above I was called to a home in Milton which was experiencing a raccoon problem. As I approached the lower roof I quickly noted a large wasp nest which was attached to some soffit. My initial reaction was to remove it but the issue was raccoons so I simply steered clear of it and carefully went about my business of installing a 1 way door and some roof vent covers. Remember the wasp nest was way on the other side of my work and I was feeling confident with my approach to things. Once I was finished and I passed it carefully just one last time I was attacked by about 15 wasps and stung on my hands and arms quite intensely. Those wasps picked the wrong guy to mess with that day. Truthfully, I didn't want to kill them but in the end I wiped out that whole nest for free because I was so messed up with their stings. This was a great learning experience for me and I didn't let it make me feel fearful towards wasps. Had I let that experience effect me I wouldn't have been able to deal with the swarm I created on the chimney just weeks later. Just another experience for me as I go about my adventures as an exterminator. Thanks for your review by the way.Joe