Ransford Pest Control

Ransford Pest Control is a Shrewsbury pest control company, and one recent customer who found a yellowjacket nest being built inside their office said Ransford got Red out in about an hour, after another company wouldn't come for a week. He made quick work of the nest and bees, that customer said. The company says it was founded in 1896 by F. Ransford Brown and describes itself as locally family-owned and operated. Its Women Business Enterprise certification, number 20120201, is active on the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office registry, with Ransford Environmental Solutions, Inc. as the holder of record, and it expires 2029-02-21. On Google it holds 4.9 stars from 775 ratings. A 2023 article on communityadvocate.com marked Benjamin Gianakos II's 25 years at Ransford Pest Control. A recent customer who called about a wasp nest in an exterior wall said the technician, Ben, found and removed a second hidden nest they had missed and walked them through preventive steps. One recent customer got same-day removal of a bald-faced hornets nest and said the staff didn't push extra unneeded services. A recent customer who came home from vacation to mouse droppings said Fernando walked them through the work he had done to protect the house and recommended further steps. A recent customer said Ben treated the interior of the house, installed exterior mouse bait stations and sprayed the exterior. A recent customer with carpenter ants trying to come into the garage said the company came out the same day. In a 2024 review, a customer said the company found where mice were getting in under rotting wood, put in stainless steel excluders, and kept coming out monthly to check traps under the annual maintenance program. A 2023 customer said Gary sealed possible entry points and emailed an inspection report within 15 minutes. A 2025 Reddit commenter in r/WorcesterMA noted that Ransford has a subscription model. A recent customer gave three stars, saying "3 taps were missed" and that after changing their mulch they saw no disturbance of it and one of the caps was broken. A 2023 reviewer in an apartment gave one star, saying they slammed the doors open and closed and argued they had the right to inspect without 24-hour notice.