Green Planet Pest Control

Green Planet Pest Control is a small, Boston-area outfit — Angi lists it in Allston and BBB in Newtonville, so worth confirming which office is current. The company says it has been doing pest work since 2007, run by president Todd McNamara and vice president Colin Hickey, with a staff it says includes a certified entomologist holding Massachusetts licenses in General Pest and Wood-Destroying Organisms. The work people describe most is rodent trouble — mice, rats, and the occasional wildlife call — alongside ant and roach jobs. In a 2023 review, a homeowner who had already struck out with another exterminator said Todd and his crew turned up and cleared a major mice-and-rat infestation that stayed gone for months afterward. A 2021 account describes a tougher case: a two-unit duplex rat problem traced to a corroded cast-iron sewer line, which the crew helped diagnose, sealed off from the living space, and trapped out over several visits. A handful of older reviews from 2015-2016 mention a low-toxic approach — spot-treating rather than blanket-spraying — and one 2016 review credits Collin with tracking down the vegetation letting ants into the house. The written record runs mostly 2014 through 2023, with most of it more than five years old; Angi shows a 5.0-star average across 44 ratings, all five stars, though nine of the visible reviews carry no text at all. A 2023 review flagged a real hiccup: the first technician sent out didn't bring the right equipment and seemed less knowledgeable than the office staff, though the job still got finished without harsh chemicals. An older 2017 review mentions a lost work order that delayed a visit, resolved quickly enough that the reviewer still said they'd hire again. Worth confirming before booking: which office currently handles calls, and that the entomologist credentials are current — Angi notes the license claims are self-reported with no numbers given. For a rodent problem another company couldn't solve, this is a name that keeps coming up.