Knockout Pest Control continues its streak. For the eighth year in a row, we are honored to earn the Angie’s List Super Service Award. Of the thousands of businesses on Angie’s List, fewer than 5% merit this national honor–and fewer still are local companies. The Angie’s List Super Service award is bestowed on companies who…
Long Island and New York termite season officially starts when these insects begin swarming, but don’t wait until you see clouds of termites taking wing. Take a few steps now while the ground is still frozen and the wind is still biting cold to ensure that termites don’t invade your home. Remove termite food by…
Now that Holidays Are Over, Be Sure You Have No Lasting Visitors A bed bug dog visit in February makes sense if you had holiday visitors. Guests can unwittingly bring in bed bugs on luggage and coats. Kids returning from college can bring them home from the dorm. Catching bed bugs early can mean the…
Bed bugs and holidays go together. It’s the season where many of us are traveling to visit family, friends or just getting away for a few days. Of all the gifts you bring home with you, the last one you want are bed bugs. Bed bugs can hide in your luggage, cloths or tucked away…
Prevent bed bugs during the holidays. In addition to leftover turkey, you might have leftover guests in your house: bed bugs. Bed bugs are notorious hitch-hikers. Kids home from college and guests in from out of town could unwittingly bring bed bugs into your home. Once they are in, it is tough to get them…
As we join family and friends to give thanks this year, I wanted to reach out to you and let you know how thankful we are at Knockout Pest Control. We appreciate you, our customer. It is truly our pleasure to help you deal with what is often an unpleasant situation and we share a…
Fall is when many infestations of mice and rats get started. Cold weather in the New York area is sending rodents scurrying to find a warm place to shelter. Here are some things to keep in mind: Don’t think your home or business is immune from rat and mouse infestations The age of your structure…
September 20, 2014—Uniondale, NY: Knockout Pest Control, a locally owned and operated New York pest control company, will provide free pest control services for one year to Liberty Village, a development for homeless veterans and their families. The grand opening of Liberty Village will be celebrated September 29, 2014 at 12 p.m. on the property…
Stink bugs are a growing problem throughout the New York Metro area. These foreign invasive pests first arrived in Pennsylvania in the mid 1990’s, but have spread to nearly every state since then. Stink bugs are primarily an agricultural pest, but if they get into your home, you’ve got a stubborn problem. The fall months…
Bee problems and wasp infestations seem to get worse in the autumn. It is not your imagination. The chill of autumn slows most insects down, not these stinging pests. Bee and wasp activity increases as the days grow short. Bees and Wasps Are More Aggressive Now Bee colonies need to store enough food to get…