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- Not rated by the BBB
- 1 review in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 2 work photos
Highlights
- One-time fee model — skips the pricier annual contracts competitors push
- Fast response — arrived immediately and stayed past the scheduled time
- Long solo tenure — self-reported operating on the North Shore since 1989
Richie The Bugman is one person's business, run out of Nahant by Richie Bozarjian, who says on his site he's been doing pest control on the North Shore since 1989 — over 35 years. There's no office or crew rotation to speak of: reviewers know him by his first name, and several describe going straight to him after being quoted expensive contracts elsewhere. The website lists ants, rodents, bed bugs, cockroaches, and hornets and wasps as the services offered, for residential and commercial customers. The clearest example, from a 2025 review, describes calling two other companies first, both pushing an annual plan that would have run over a thousand dollars a year; Richie charged a one-time fee instead and came right away. Other 2025 reviews describe him showing up immediately for a diagnosis and staying past the scheduled time to finish the job, being "always available" for both emergencies and annual maintenance, and clearing a mouse problem faster than the customer expected. Every review on file so far is five stars — eleven of them across six platforms — though only one falls in the last six months, dated March 2026. That's thin volume for a business claiming decades of history, so the strong average reads as encouraging rather than fully settled. A reasonable call for the North Shore towns he lists — Nahant, Swampscott, Marblehead, Lynn, Beverly, Danvers, Salem — especially for someone who'd rather pay per visit than sign a service contract; worth confirming licensing and insurance directly since it's a one-man operation.
What does pest control cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Richie The Bugman. 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.
Estimated range
$130 – $340
Typical treatment around $240
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