I was being paranoid and caused me anxiety when after all these years, we saw a mouse in our house for the first time! I googled and found John offering pest control services in Richmond. Very seldom nowadays to find people that are honest and as professional as John was. He came by past his working hours and checked our home. He told me where to check and to seal all possible openings. Was so grateful we found him! read more

I had an ant infestation at a rental property and needed a fast response. The owner called me back instantly after business hours and had it handled quickly. Professional, good communication. Thank you. read more

Kelley Pest control did a great job with our ant problem-- super easy to work with. Cheers!

We have Kelly Pest on autopay and they come, ring the door bell, usually say hi to the camera/wave or announce they're here. Then they go and do their thing and off they go to the next job. I literally haven't seen an ant in like 5 years. They are the absolute best. Thank you guys for being so low maintenance and AWESOME! read more

Called Kelly Pest Control after they were recommended. The service tech was personable and within 15 minutes of inspecting my crowded basement he found several food sources i had inadvertently left behind. After removing the food source he found several openings that the mice were using to gain access to the basement. He promptly sealed off these areas. I am very happy with the service and the money was well spent. read more

John Kelly was really professional very nice . Got the job done at our house no pest anymore but you do have to continue your maintenance with what you have going or . I was looking around at other prices but this one was the best price best customer service. The technicians are also friendly and make you feel comfortable with your service. read more

Oh wow where do I start. So around October of 2023 I ran into a huge ant infestation. My mom told me to call her pest company. I said ok cool I trusted it since she's been using them for awhile. I called and the receptionist said they would call me to schedule a time they can come. No one called I couple days passed and I called back she said the same thing. So that day I did get a call and we scheduled a time and day. They came and sprayed around the perimeter once. I asked if they go under the house they said no. I knew that's where the problem was since it's under my kitchen. So that first spray didn't work. They came and sprayed again. It didn't work. My father in law went under the house and found a couple ant piles he sprayed raid and finally it worked until the ants came from another area I calls Kelly again. They came and sprayed the inside. That didn't work. They came again and sprayed through vents on the outside to get under the house. After awhile it did finally work. Now comes Feb 2024. They tell me they have an appt for the next spray. I rescheduled since no one was going to be home. They didn't show up or call for that appt. So I texted to find out about that appt no apology no nothing. They said oh we'll contact you once the rain stops the schedule something. The rain stopped no one contacted me. So I texted again to schedule we had an appt today. I've been home all day still am and I check my email I have an invoice for today from them saying they came and rang the doorbell and knocked on my gate no answer. What! No way! I've been home my kids have been in the living room no doorbell nothing? They only sprayed the front of my house! How effective is that and if that's the case why would I keep trying to schedule a time when I'm home for you to come when I'm not home! They didn't even call me to see if I was here. That doesn't make sense. The whole point is for me to be home so you can spray around my whole house! I honestly feel like they were lying. They are very unprofessional and untrustworthy of their word. After I called them and texted them hours later I get a response. Just terrible! read more

Kelly Pest Control - Their response. So instead of trying to make it right they rather part ways. No apology or explanation. - Pest Control Near Me

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We had a nasty rat infestation in the crawl space. Among other problems, the rats got into the heater ducts. One of them died there and the smell made the room unlivable. Other rooms smelled of their urine. They also got out and ate the skin off of lemons on our lemon tree and ate the spill from our bird feeders. Kelly went in and thoroughly sealed every little hole and gap in the crawl space where they could get in or out. He unhooked the contaminated ducts and cleaned them out. Then he set traps, and came back three or four times to empty and reset them. He caught a half dozen rats, some of them scary big. That was more than six months ago, and we have not had any signs of rats in or outside the house since that time. Kelly's price was very reasonable. Highly recommended. read more

Kelly you missed out on a lot of money!!!! Only if you would have been a little more professional. Honest Rodent is definitely the place to call if your experiencing mice problems. I gave them 5 stars for their wonderful professional service. They are located in Walnut Creek. Awesome Service. Maybe next time you will be more professional. Thanks read more

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Made an inquiry. 24 hours I got a text with a price. Wrote back, said what does this include. Never heard back. Guess he is busy. read more

John was responsive to my request. He was comprehensive in his approach to assessing my pest situation (wasps) and treated it appropriately. read more

John is simply the best, and his team lives up to his high standards. Kelly Pest Control has helped over the years with ant infestations and other issues. They are incredibly knowledgeable, honest, and attentive. Whenever we have an issue or a question, we know we are in good hands with John and his team. I cannot recommend them highly enough. read more

Kelly Pest is great to work with....and John is a standup guy. They performed their work perfectly, cost was reasonable, and John educates you about your situation so that you can understand it and manage expectations well. Wouldn't think of calling anyone else. Kelly Pest is old school-in the best possible sense of the term. Simple, honest, effective. read more

I have been a long time "subscriber" to Kelly Pest after an epic ant invasion in a rental home years ago. When we moved, I knew I wanted to take their service with us. So I called, thinking I would have to pay again to start my service in the new home. Nope! The service plan stays with me and they came and sprayed and all was good- no additional charge! But wait- it gets better. So we're in our new home and my son hears scratching. We think- oh no! Maybe there are rats! I call the next morning at 8:30am and leave a message. I didn't know if Kelly Pest did anything with suspected rats... I get a text back an hour later wondering what time he could be over! An hour after that, John is in our crawl space, looking under the house and outside the perimeter... Full service!! Report: no evidence of rats (urine, droppings, nests) so it might have just been a squirrel... So, do I recommend Kelly Pest? Absolutely!! Oh wait- charge for this? $0 additional- it's apart of my service plan!! read more

We have been calling Kelly Pest Control for the last 3 or 4 years for ants and I couldn't be happier with the results. Mr. Kelly assured me that the product he uses is not harmful to my pets. There is no better way to get rid of the ants in Richmond, believe me I've exhausted all other remedies. read more

I ran into Pam in a parking lot and figured she was just what I needed to clean out two wasp nests that were terrorizing my gardener. She responded quickly and came the same afternoon. Pam kept in contact and followed up today to be sure that the treatment worked. Excellent service and efficient and expert performance. read more

Very responsive and seemed like they would be great to deal with when we talked over the phone, but the next night I caught the mouse myself so in the end didn't use their services read more

I had a rodent (rodents?) in my walls and John came by on the same day as I called to take a look around my house and identify some spots where they could be getting in. I did all the actions he suggested and a week later we could still hear them so he came by again and we dug a little deeper. On that 2nd visit we found the access point and he assured us that with some traps and sealing off the access we would be fine. He was right! And he charged us $75 for the first visit which we can use toward future services with him and nothing at all for the 2nd visit. He also got in touch with me RIGHT away when I called the 2nd time and was available over text, which is easier for me when I am at work. Good guy for sure, grateful that he could help! read more

We first called John Kelly when we found some droppings of concern. John looked around and didn't think there was an active rodent. He left us with some rat/mouse bait anyway so we could find out for sure, and he didn't charge us for the house call. Never found a rat. Fast forward a couple of months, we had ants visiting us every week or so. We tried spot treatment with diatomaceous earth, ant bait, Raid, etc., all to no avail. We turned to Kelly Pest Control because John's straightforward and honest way of doing business won us over from the first interaction. We signed up for quarterly treatment services and didn't have to worry for the past 3 years - coverage was comprehensive, and John's team was just a quick phone call away. We were living an ant-free lifestyle and were overjoyed! We recently moved out of the area, and when we called to cancel service, John left me a nice voicemail thanking us for the business and confirming the service termination. No hassle, no hidden fees, ever. We are thankful to have been able to work with someone so trustworthy, effective, and responsive. Thank you. read more

I've had an ant problem for as long as I could remember, and starting having a rat issue. I tried using my own traps from stickers, regular snap traps and those fancy electrical ones. The rats would escape from the stickers (the one that really bothered me was how it managed to eat the top part of the bait and not get its paws into the sticky part). I would hear my traps go off, but probably didn't set them up properly as the bait would be licked clean off but the trap was set off. Oh, and they didn't even bother going into electrical ones. I felt like I was Wile E. Coyote, Tom or Sylvester and these rats were just outsmarting me (which they were). So I gave in and decided to call a professional, and boy am I glad I did. John took a look and confirmed it was definitely a rat problem (I thought it might have been mice). He gave me a price which I thought was reasonable, especially if he would be able to get rid of these rats and ants. He got going right away setting up traps and letting me know to call him as soon as we caught one. He also began spraying the perimeter of my house with some ant repellent. I had my doubts about any of this working, but EVERY BIT OF IT did. The ants started disappearing, and though the ones inside would die inside, no new ones would come in. They used to swarm around any single crumb that would drop in the house. Now I actually have to look around to clean up since I can't use an army of ants as an indicator. Oh, the rats started getting caught several days later. I don't know what he did to make it work, but it blew my mind. These rats were pretty huge too. My friends said those rats looked like little dogs when I showed them pics. John was prompt in coming over to clean and reset the traps. He also took steps in prevention by sealing up some holes around the house. It's been nearly half a year since that issue and I haven't seen a single living ant in my house since. However, as soon as I do, I'll be calling Kelly Pest Control. John is a very personable businessman who knows what he's doing. I'm very thankful to have such great talent in my neighborhood that I can call on. read more

Pamela was great. She was responsive and reliable. She got rid of the rat poop and disinfected under my house. She also boarded up any openings and set traps. She came back to check, and will again. read more

Great service . Great guy! Solved my problem. Will use Kelly pest control again and again . Thanks John

I found John Kelly, owner of Kelly Pest Control about 4 years ago, when the Quadroplex I live in had mice. Not only did John get rid of my mice, but he did so in the most humane way possible. That kind of consciousness is important to me (yes, I'm a tree hugging hippie at heart). He found the source of my problem and fixed that, when other pest companies only treated the symptom (traps and poison for the mice). He actually took the time to find the two small holes in the exterior wall where they'd been coming in.....and he repaired them! Problem solved. Six months later I got an influx of ants....HUNDREDS of ants!! Once again, John came out and unlike my previous pest person (who wanted to spray poison inside my silverware drawer in the kitchen !!!.....don't worry he said -- it's non toxic once it dries)....what a bunch of B.S. John said absolutely NO SPRAYING inside the house!! (thank you for sharing my sentiment about pesticides). Instead he placed some gel/bait in the strategic places and the ants carried it back to their nest to the Queen....and, tah-dah!!! No more ants. In fact, I've not had ants or mice since then. But I'm ashamed to admit that I have had fleas. And....yup....he fixed that too. With the drought, the flea population went bananas. I've since changed the topical flea preventative that I use on my dog and all is well again. But without his flea treatments, it would've taken me forever to get rid of those horrible things. I highly recommend John Kelly. He's been in the business over 25 years; he continues his education several times a year to stay on top of the latest technology in pesticides, and his is a Family Owned business. It's important to me to support LOCAL Mom&Pop type businesses. I'm not a fan of Big Corporate anything. You absolutely can't go wrong with Kelly Pest! read more

When we moved into our home in El Cerrito we had a huge ant problem. We couldn't figure out where they were coming from and my husband was going absolutely nuts trying to track down the ants and kill them daily. He finally contacted Kelly Pest Control who came and took care of our problem and we haven't seen an ant since! It has been two years now! We are both very happy with the job well done by Kelly Pest Control. read more

Ants attached the dog bowl in our new home. Very disturbing. Kelly Pest came out within 2 days to treat our house and put us at ease. They are friend and professional. read more

John is just amazing! We had an ongoing ant problem that we had simply given up on. When we decided to sell our home, we knew we had to do something to avoid losing potential buyers, so we called John. He came the very next day, knew exactly what kind of ants they were (Argentinian), and how to deal with them. We were so grateful for his "I always win" guarantee to come back if the ants returned, which they did, several times. These ants were so persistent! They did not give up easily and simply found new ways into the house. I don't recall the total number of times we had to call him back, but he dubbed me the "Queen Ant" for having the record for the most number of return visits. True to his word, John won, the ants have not returned, and we were able to sell our house with peace of mind they wouldn't cause any more issues. Thanks! read more

John Kelly has been performing pest control at my house and business for years. Whatever he does works 100%, he comes quickly in an emergency. I can rely on him for these yucky matters 100%. read more

He got rid of our ant problem, and we don't have any critters coming around anymore. Whatever he sprays took care of a problem that took us years to try to get rid of. He signed us up for the annual spray package, and I found him very easy to get a hold of. I am so pleased w his service I Tried to have him do my business, and he promptly referred me to another specialist to help deal w the termites there. Would definitely recommend to others w any issues. read more

I've called Kelly Pest Control twice in the last 12-18 months or so with some non traditional pest control questions/issues and both times John has spent several minutes on the phone with me. He asks insightful questions and has given me tons of free, very specific advice (even down to which brands to buy, where to get best prices etc) - and both times it's resulted in him not making a dime off me. I have to say that if I ever do have to actually hire a pest control company (knock on wood), I won't be making more than one phone call. read more

Kelly Pest Control was hands down awesome! John was very prompt to my inquiry and with questions following that. Some of my concerns involved that the treatment for my ant problem would not negatively affect my dog and he assured me that the products he used were safe for all animals. He was able to help me out and get rid of those pesky ants. He also gave me helpful hints of what to do to avoid their return. I was very pleased with the service and although o don't want to have to have any ant or pest issues in the future I will for sure contact him for help! read more

John was so great! Really walked me through the process and helped me figure out what was right for my situation. 100% will give Kelly Pest Control a call again should I need to! read more

I was in a pickle when a tenant reported. Mi e problem 3 nonths later than instead of 1 day after the issue occured. They only gave 1 one day tuesday which is hard to do. Well found out on our block everyone uses Kellt pest conyrol he saved the day and had vome over with only 1 hour notice to take care if me. His price quote was a good hobest price while their competitor quote was 5 times more. This company has friendly honest people.. That is why entire block on Norvell street uses this compsny. Im happy with the service. Donot full around and sign up another company its a waste if time read more

Very professional Worked great with my tenants.. We had roach problems. His profession is outstanding. Great job done Mr. Kelly. So happy and proud to have you in my life.... :) read more

Kelly Pest Control - Mr. John Kelly did a professional job. He'll work with you. His an understanding & kind man. He worked great with my tenant. We had roaches. - Pest Control Near Me

These guys are great! We had a huge ant problem a while back. I tried to take care of it myself with ant traps, sprays, etc, but it spiraled out of control. Kitchen cabinets, bathrooms, bedrooms - ants were everywhere. Kelly Pest made a couple visits, worked their magic and problem solved! Now, they come out every 3 months or so for a preventative spray around the house, and I haven't seen an ant in over a year. Great job, guys, thanks for the help! read more

Great friendly guy comes with so much knowledge about all types of bug problems. Helpful with whatever questions you may have, had terminix before glad i got rid of them. Saw immediate results from first visit, unlike terminix which took a few tries! read more

This was my first experience with a pest control professional so I wasn't sure what to expect. Mr Kelly was prompt for the appt with us and very knowledgeable about pest control. I especially liked that he knew our neighborhood and could speak to past pest issues he'd seen in our area. He gave us clear recommendations on eradicating the mouse issue and how to keep it reoccurring. I would definitely recommend his services. read more

Thanks Kelly for prompt attention on the phone when I called in for a quote. I support all companies that support military families I am one myself. If I ever need a pest control person again I will certainly call to see you service the area I am in. May God bless and always be kind to you. read more

What a great local business. Responsive, honest, candid and problem solving. Reasonable fees and great recommendations and solutions. I highly recommend! read more

Excellent service!! We had appointment and he was right on time. You just can't find that very often anymore. He told us what we needed, we did exactly what he recommended and we've not had an issue of ants ever sense. Very very highly recommended read more

I've never had to had to hire pest control before, but John had exceeded all of my expectations with his services. We had a rodent problem and he dealt with it very swiftly and professionally, responding promptly and checking in on the house everyday. Thank you John! I highly recommend this place. read more