Bobby Bugs provides licensed pest control in Smithtown, NY (ZIP 11787), a hamlet in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, with free written quotes and written guarantees on every job. Smithtown is about 35 minutes from Oyster Bay, and its river, pond, woodland, wooded lots, older homes, attached garages, and crawl spaces drive calls for ticks, carpenter ants, mice, and wildlife.
Smithtown had a 2020 population of 25,629 in 12.1 square miles, including 0.50 square miles, or 4 percent, of water, at an elevation of 59 feet. The Town of Smithtown dates to the Nicolls Patent of 1665, which recognized Richard Smith's land claim. The Nissequogue River runs through the town to Long Island Sound, and protected land includes Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Sunken Meadow State Park, and the Blydenburgh Park Historic District. River corridors and wooded protected land keep wildlife and tick habitat close to residential yards.
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve at 581 West Jericho Turnpike covers 543 acres on the Nissequogue River. It offers fly fishing on the river from April 1 through October 15, includes Willow Pond, and has a nature center in the original house dating to about 1751. That concentration of river, pond, and woodland in the hamlet helps explain calls for ticks, mosquitoes, raccoons, and opossums in neighboring yards. A crawl space noise near the river is checked for sign before trapping and exclusion begin.
Wooded lots along the Nissequogue and older homes near the village develop carpenter ant pressure in damp framing and termite pressure at grade. Farther east of Route 111, colonials and split level homes from the 1960s and 1970s commonly get mice in October through attached garages and crawl spaces. Mouse work follows those entries and explains how to seal them, while carpenter ant treatment follows activity back to the nest.
Commercial accounts: we also run recurring pest programs for restaurants, apartment complexes and businesses in Smithtown.
The preserve, the river corridor, and the deer that use them keep blacklegged ticks at the yard edge. A seasonal barrier treatment on the perimeter and leaf line is how yards get managed, focusing on the transition where maintained lawn meets wooded habitat.
It is usually raccoons or opossums using foundation vents and deck skirting. The animal is confirmed by its sign, then trapped and excluded with a 6 month written guarantee so the access route is addressed after removal.
Yes, damp sill plates and deck framing on wooded lots are where they nest. Treatment targets the nest and carries a 6 month written guarantee, rather than stopping at the ants visible along a trail.
October, as soon as overnight lows drop into the 40s, with calls peaking in November and a smaller second wave in early spring. Attached garages and crawl spaces in colonials and split level homes east of Route 111 are common entry areas that need sealing.
Nearby areas we also serve: Commack, Northport, Stony Brook, Ronkonkoma · All of Suffolk County
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