# Best Pest

**Trade:** Pest Control · **Address:** 63 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144, USA · **Phone:** (617) 625-4850 · **Website:** https://www.bestpest.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.6/5** (low confidence) — from 0 reviews across 5 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.

## The honest read

Best Pest is a family-run pest control company based in Somerville, now in its second generation — founded in 1985 by Rod Kreimeyer and his wife Nancy Wollenburg, with son Matthew Kreimeyer running it since 2013. It says it covers Somerville, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, Watertown, Medford and Winchester for rodents, insects and other household pests.

There isn't much of a public written record to draw from. The clearest signal is a 2025 Nextdoor post where a Woburn-area neighbor recommended Best Pest to someone specifically asking about bat control. Its BBB profile lists an A+ rating (though the business isn't BBB-accredited) and 41 years in business, with no complaints or reviews posted on that page.

Given how little detail is on the record, it's worth asking for references directly, especially for a specialized job like bat exclusion.

**Strengths:**
- Locally recommended — named for a bat control request on Nextdoor
- Long-established — family-run since 1985, second generation

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Second-generation family business, owned and operated by Matthew Kreimeyer since 2013 _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://www.bestpest.com) — “Ownership (self-reported): Second-generation family business, currently owned and operated by Matthew Kreimeyer since 2013.”
- Founded in 1985 by Rod Kreimeyer and Nancy Wollenburg _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://www.bestpest.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Founded in 1985 by owner Rod Kreimeyer and his wife Nancy Wollenburg; their son Matthew Kreimeyer joined in…”
- BBB profile lists an A+ rating; business is not BBB-accredited _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/somerville/profile/pest-control/best-pest-control-services-0021-11013) — “BBB profile for Best Pest Control Services at 63 Elm St, Somerville MA: NOT BBB accredited yet carrying an A+ rating, file opened 1/1/1985, …”
- BBB profile lists 41 years in business, no complaints or reviews on file _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/somerville/profile/pest-control/best-pest-control-services-0021-11013) — “BBB profile for Best Pest Control Services at 63 Elm St, Somerville MA: NOT BBB accredited yet carrying an A+ rating, file opened 1/1/1985, …”
- Recommended on a local Nextdoor thread for bat control _(confidence: low)_
  - [Nextdoor](https://nextdoor.com/p/FDcnJBkGBpHq) — “Nextdoor (Woburn, MA) — Best Pest in Somerville”
- Specializes in Pest Control _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](https://www.bestpest.com) — “Family-owned pest control company based in Somerville, MA, serving surrounding towns since 1985 and handling rodents, insects, and other hou…”

## Ownership

- Identifies as family-owned — the business's own statement, not independently verified.

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/look-up-and-confirm-a-massachusetts-pesticide-license

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Best%20Pest&query_place_id=ChIJq6qRhjx344kRaba1v7AXvrg): Listed on this source
- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Best%20Pest&query_place_id=ChIJq6qRhjx344kRaba1v7AXvrg): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/somerville/profile/pest-control/best-pest-control-services-0021-11013): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/somerville/profile/pest-control/best-pest-control-services-0021-11013): Listed on this source
- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/best-pest-control-services-somerville): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](https://www.bestpest.com): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Exa](https://www.bestpest.com/): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Mentions

Unverified third-party mentions found on the open web — relay with attribution ("a Reddit commenter said…"), never as Tavlee's own finding.

- “Best Pest in Somerville” — nextdoor.com (2025-05-27) — https://nextdoor.com/p/FDcnJBkGBpHq

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Data freshness: last scanned 2026-07-06T18:56:50.940Z.
Cite as: Best Pest — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/best-pest-somerville)
Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/best-pest-somerville