The Bugsmith

We were given a reasonable quote. But I was there most of the days he was «working».
He arrived at 11:00 and left at 2:30 on all of those days. So, for approximately 7 days of work,
at 3.5 hrs per day, we were billed $ 8500. Some of the work that was checked off, wasn’t done at all. We are now asking for a completed invoice and haven’t received any response after numerous calls and email. He was friendly but inept!

Brian did a pest control once at our residence and it was OK. But a couple years later we called again for another check up and had an issue. We specifically mentioned that we had ants and asked for him to keep an eye on that while doing his inspection. When finished, we asked if there was anything we should do about the ants and he said there was no problem, that we were fine. It turns out we are not fine at all. We called and left various messages to try to find a solution but he never returned our calls. Highly disappointed!

I used them last year for ant eradication — and they were terrific! Did a great job!
This year, the ants are back. I and my tenant left a combined half dozen or more messages to try to arrange for another treatment — over the course of weeks. Not ONE call back from all those messages. Either they are out of business, or not wanting to deal with ants anymore. In any case, no way to treat a customer to not even bother to call back!

I contacted Brian for some pest issue we have with one of our property in Vallejo. He was very friendly, always had a smile on his face, and he works fast. Most importantly, he was able to do the job for less than half of what we got quoted by another company. Result was fantastic! I will definitely recommend him to anyone I know in the area that’s in need of a pest service :)

Brian performed our property inspection and we had him return to address our termite issue. He is extraordinarily knowledgeable, courteous and professional. We would highly recommend him.

Brian came by to sort out the pesky termites. He’s a super guy, totally professional and extremely knowledgeable. He was really thorough during the inspection looking both inside and outside and crawling into those spaces that make you cringe! He then returned to zap the pests — exterminating them all and we have had no problems since. I highly recommend his service and will call him back should we find any other critters in our house. Thanks Brian!

I had ants… tons of them. I tried to make friends with them because I heard they were beneficial for my garden. And there were SO MANY of them, I figured that getting rid of them would take a lot of time, money and toxic chemicals. The ants and I lived in peace for many months until one day that I got swarmed by them. I originally come from a land of fire ants, and although the ants in my Albany yard are nowhere near as aggressive or painful, my reaction to having tens of them crawling on me at once brought back very real memories of being covered by them and being bitten all over my body as a child. I could no longer pretend that I didn’t mind sharing my yard with them. I called The Bugsmith and I’m so glad I did. Brian came to see my ant infestation right away and explained how he would remedy my issue. He was polite, professional, knowledgeable and very reasonably priced. He also gave me some easy non-​toxic d.i.y. tips about dealing with an indoor flea problem I was having. The fleas are far fewer now and I haven’t seen an ant in months. I definitely recommend The Bugsmith!

I highly recommend Brian Smalley at The Bugsmith for any of your pest issues. He is knowledgeable, efficient and reasonably priced. My mom is a realtor and has worked with him for over 15 years and I can see why. I’m SO happy to have the termites gone. He can be reached at 510−412−0805 or
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Brian, the Bugsmith, inspected our house with great care and professionalism. He was easy to work with and answered all our questions and explained the details. He found some termites that had been treated only a couple of years before. He helped us prioritize our fix-​it list. He gave excellent recommendations regarding parts of the house that needed either a quick fix or more of a thorough fix. I would definitely recommend the Bugsmith for any of your pest inspection needs.