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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Best Known Pest & Wildlife. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Scales rodent, ant, and termite jobs; bed bugs scale by room count instead.
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$130 – $340
Typical treatment around $240
One homeowner called at 5:44 in the morning about wasp activity under a deck. Brendan was there inside half an hour and done within the hour of the call — and he treated some ant activity on the patio while he was at it. That June 2026 account is not an outlier; it is the shape of most of what customers write about Best Known Pest & Wildlife. This is an owner-operated shop, and reviewers name the owner constantly — Brendan Walsh, usually just Brendan, showing up himself. People call him for two kinds of problem: something living in the attic, and something stinging around the house. Bats and flying squirrels dropping into a fireplace, raccoons with babies, birds nested under a fascia board or behind the soffits, mice in the basement, yellow jackets in the ground and hornets in a tree. The through-line across 277 Google reviews running from 2021 to 2026 — 36 of them in the last six months alone — is exclusion rather than repeat baiting. Customers describe one-way doors going up for bats and squirrels, a return trip to pull the doors and seal the last two entry points, roof vents replaced, sheet-metal caps put over raccoon holes until a roofer could come. One homeowner wrote in April 2026 that he guaranteed he could seal the entry points, sealed them, and two years on there had been no mice. A striking number of these people came to him second. In a February 2026 review, a homeowner had squirrels in the attic for over a year after a first company insisted they could not be getting in; Brendan pointed at the old roof vents on the first visit. Another wrote in November 2025 that after years with Terminix, this was the first time the mice actually stopped. That pattern — the second call that finally works — comes up more than any adjective does. What is worth pinning down before booking is scope and staging, because the work often runs across visits: doors up, traps checked and reset, a return to close the last holes. One customer's chimney was secured in June 2026 with the cap still to be bought. Agree in writing which entry points are included, which return trips are part of the quoted job, and what his sealing guarantee actually covers. One caveat on the reputation itself: all of it lives on Google. There is no second review platform here to cross-check, so the history is deep and consistent but narrow. If your problem is wildlife getting into an attic or a nest that needs handling today, this is a straightforward call to make.
Brendan was able to come and treat our yellow jacket problem right after getting off the phone. He was very friendly and knowledgeable.
I found Best Known Pest & Wildlife after using a few other local pest control companies that were disappointing. Brendan came out and found flying squirrel & bat droppings in my attic. He was able to seal any possible access points to my roof and used one way doors for both the squirrels and bats. After a couple of weeks the noises stopped and Brendan came back to remove the doors and seal up those last two entry points. I had this done before and the work and material used by the last company was horrible but Brendan did a seamless job and it looks great and works great. Couldn’t recommend Brendan enough!
We had BK Pest and Wildlife out to clean up some issues at our new house - a one-way door that was never closed up, some ugly mesh left behind by the previous folks, and a massive bird nest in the attic. Brendan was responsive, punctual, very pleasant, extremely neat in his work, and 100% professional. He’s now my #1 pest and wildlife guy. Highly recommended.
Came over same day for an emergency call. Highly recommend!!
Brendan and his family are, without question, the best pest and wildlife control specialists I have ever worked with. I have owned and managed everything from multifamily properties in Dorchester with serious mice, rat, raccoon, and other pest issues to high-end homes in country club communities. Before meeting Brendan, nearly every company I dealt with offered the same temporary approach: set out bait or traps and hope for the best. It always felt like a Band-Aid, and for years I assumed there was simply no permanent solution. Brendan was the first person to offer a true, long-term solution. We purchased one of his higher-tier services, which included a 10-year guarantee, because our recently purchased luxury home had bats, red squirrels, and mice. Squirrels were getting through the roof and into the walls, and mice were finding their way inside through multiple areas of the home. Brendan and his team completely sealed the property, addressed every possible entry point, and removed everything that was already inside. I was especially concerned that we would never get the squirrels out of the walls. Brendan carefully opened a very small section of drywall, humanely trapped and removed them, and resolved the issue without causing unnecessary damage. The workmanship was exceptional. They sealed everything from the soffits and ridge vents to small openings and crevices throughout the property using durable, high-quality materials. They do not rely on cheap foam or sloppy fixes, and the finished work looks incredibly clean. The quality was so noticeable that several of my neighbors asked about the work and ended up hiring them as well. Brendan also came back repeatedly whenever needed, responded immediately to every call or text, and even performed a carpenter ant and preventative termite treatment at no additional charge. That treatment eliminated a developing carpenter ant issue before it could become a much larger problem. This company stands in a league of its own. The service, responsiveness, materials, workmanship, and people behind the business are all outstanding. In my opinion, Best Known Pest and Wildlife is the only pest and animal control company you should call. I almost never take the time to write reviews like this, and I am extremely difficult to impress. They are simply that good. I could not recommend Brendan and his family more highly.
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