Ronkonkoma sits at the edge of the sandy glacial-outwash soils that run down the middle of Suffolk County, with Lake Ronkonkoma at its center and a housing mix of post-war ranches and Capes on quarter-acre lots. The sandy backyards are the whole story for two of our biggest local pest calls: cicada killer wasps burrow into loose sandy soil every July, and pavement ants and pine tree ants exploit those same friable soils around slabs and patios. Spotted lanternflies, first confirmed on Long Island in 2023, are now regularly reported in Ronkonkoma yards during late summer. Bobby Bugs treats all three, with a free written quote before any work begins.
Large solitary wasps digging quarter-inch to half-inch holes in bare sandy patches of a Ronkonkoma lawn every July are almost always cicada killers. They are non-aggressive to people but cosmetically ruin turf. Bobby Bugs cicada killer treatment is quoted in writing, for free, before any work begins, including active burrow treatment and turf recovery guidance.
Yes, and getting worse. Spotted lanternflies were confirmed on Long Island in 2023 and are now regularly reported in Ronkonkoma and neighboring hamlets during August and September. Bobby Bugs treats them with a targeted trunk-and-canopy program on the tree of heaven and other host trees in the yard, quoted in writing for free before any work begins.
Yes, especially if your yard backs to any wooded edge, park land, or Lake Ronkonkoma. Blacklegged tick pressure runs high across Suffolk. A Bobby Bugs seasonal tick program is quoted after a free inspection and includes yard-perimeter treatment plus tick tubes for rodent-borne nymphs, timed to the tick life cycle from April to October.
Nearby areas we also serve: Huntington, Smithtown, Babylon · All of Suffolk County