Reviewed by William "Willy" Vizcarrondo, NYS Certified Pesticide Applicator (C1825832). Updated September 23, 2026.
Bobby Bugs provides licensed pest control in Locust Valley, NY (ZIP 11560), with free written quotes and written guarantees on every job. Locust Valley is a few minutes from our base in Oyster Bay, so we can usually be there the same day or the next day.
Locust Valley is a small, wooded hamlet of about 3,600 people on the rolling glacial hills of the North Shore, and the housing here is unlike most of Nassau County: large lots, older estate homes and carriage houses, cedar shingle and wood trim, barns and outbuildings, and heavy tree cover right up to the house. That is ideal habitat for carpenter ants and carpenter bees, which is why wood-boring pests make up more of our work in Locust Valley than anywhere else we serve.
The same woods and open land around Lattingtown, Matinecock, Mill Neck, and Bayville mean wildlife pressure all year. Squirrels get into attics through soffit gaps and roof returns, raccoons into chimneys and garages, and mice into detached garages, pool houses, and barns that sit empty for months. Older homes with original foundations and crawl spaces also carry real termite risk, and hornets build large nests in the mature trees and under the eaves of high rooflines every summer.
Bobby Bugs serves Locust Valley and the surrounding villages of Lattingtown, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Bayville, and Brookville.
Carpenter bees leave clean, round holes about half an inch across in cedar trim, fascia, deck rails, and unpainted wood, with sawdust piles beneath. Carpenter ants leave rough, irregular galleries with fine sawdust and insect parts, and you'll see large black ants inside. Both are common on Locust Valley's wood-heavy homes, and both carry written guarantees, 1 year for carpenter bees and 6 months for carpenter ants.
Yes. Detached garages, pool houses, barns, and guest cottages are a normal part of Locust Valley jobs. Buildings that sit unused for months are the first places mice, squirrels, and wasps settle in, so we include them in the inspection when you ask, and quote everything in writing before work starts.
We trap and remove the squirrels, then seal the entry point with wire mesh so they can't come back, and that nesting-removal work carries a 6-month written guarantee. Squirrels in Locust Valley usually get in through soffit gaps, roof returns, and spots where tree limbs touch the roofline, so trimming those limbs back is the first prevention step.
Nearby areas we also serve: Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Syosset · All of Nassau County