Termites

Termites are a major pest problem in the New York area, as well as in most of the United States. These wood destroying pests typically nest underground and seek sources of wood for food, which in many cases is the structural framework of a home of building. Once termites make their way into a structure they move, (tunnel), their way through wood or build pencil sized mud tubes in which to travel, eventually eating foundation sills, floor joists, supporting beams, dry wall, and eventually all the wood in an entire building, if left unchecked. Termites can also establish satellite colonies within wall spaces. A mature subterranean Termite colony can contain more than 2 million. As colonies grow they can split up into secondary colonies with new Queens. Termites are responsible for more damage to wooden building structures in the US than all the hurricanes, tornadoes, and house fires put together. Knockout Pest Control gets more service calls for Residential & Commercial Termite Inspection and Control than for any other pest.

Termites are a social insect that live in colonies with an hierarchy, categorized as: King & Queen Termites, Solider Termites, and Workers . Each category of Termite looks different, from brown in color, to those with large heads and powerful mandibles, or small whitish and almost translucent. It is the Queen Termite which lays thousands of eggs that the colony requires to remain established and the small white Worker Termites to feed the colony and the Queen. Pest control methods and techniques have been developed to capitalize on Worker Termites feeding the colony and the Queen a pesticide thereby eliminating the entire Termite Colony. The most effective is the ALWAYS ACTIVE SENTRICON TERMITE COLONY ELIMINATION STATION. Besides eliminating individual subterranean Termite colonies, a Sentricon System is a proven method of ongoing Termite control and monitoring. Knockout Pest Control was the very first pest control service in the region to authorized use the Sentricon System. There are other Termite Baiting Systems on the market, but none are as effective as Sentricon.

Because, all homes purchased require a Termite Inspection, many homeowners have their homes infested after they purchase their home. These home owners usually become aware of the Termite problem usually when a SWARMING occurs. Swarming happens in the spring when Winged Adult Termites leave their colony to establish a new one; or the homeowner finds a Termite Travel Mud Tube on an interior or exterior wall; but in most cases when a homeowner opens a wall or floor in the process of doing some home renovation.

If you discover that YOU have a Termite problem, or any wood destroying insect problem, call Knockout Pest Control right away. Knockout Pest Control provides fully Integrated Green Pest Management treatments methods and controls for Termites. Knockout Pest Control uses the highly effective Always Active Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System with Recruit HD. Knockout may also use traditional liquid barrier trench treatments and may also use drilling treatments, using termicides to create a chemical barrier and introduce pesticide around the footing of a building structure. All chemicals use are used with the utmost care; keeping in the forefront of our minds without any negative impact to your home/business, family/staff and environment. In the New York area the war on Termite is an ongoing never ending battle. Only a Company like Knockout Pest Control has the experience and the right tools like the Sentricon System to take on this fight. We will KNOCKOUT your Termite problems. And when you call ask about our KO-12 program to get pest protection throughout the year.

Knockout Pest Control offers Innovative Termite Control

The Always Active Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System with Recruit HD.

Begin Eliminating an Entire Colony with the very first bite!

The Sentricon System. No more colony. No more problem. Since 1995, the Sentricon System has been eliminating entire colonies of termites from damaging and destroying residential and commercial structures all across America.  Even famous landmarks including the Statue of Liberty utilize a Sentricon System.  NOW, after years of continuing research, Dow AgroSciences has improved on the Sentricon System with the revolutionary ALWAYS ACTIVE SENTRICON TERMITE ELIMINATION SYSTEM with RECRUIT HD.  It’s the Recruit HD that gives the SENTRICON SYSTEM the revolutionary quality of always active and protecting residential and commercial buildings and structures.  The new active ingredient, Recruit HD, is much more durable and can withstand the harsh outdoor environments all year round; eliminating termite colonies though all four seasons.  Many people don’t realize that termites are indeed active throughout the year, even in snowy winter months, and NOT just in the warmer months and in the spring when termites swarm.  So Knockout Pest Control wants YOU to enjoy the peace of mind that the new ALWAYS ACTIVE SENTRICON SYSTEM can give to home and business owners who understand the threat and destructive nature of termites.

Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination Process

Here’s how it works: a series of tamper resistant ALWAYS ACTIVE SENTRICON SYSTEM Bait Stations are strategically and securely placed in the ground around a building/structure.  A specially designed matrix of Recruit HD is placed within each station.  Recruit HD has been proven to be more desirable to termites than wood, thereby being more effective than using a wooden lure.  Since the active ingredient that inhibits the growth of termites is already in the bait; as soon as the very first termite visits the Sentricon Station and forages the bait, taking it back to the colony to feed upon, where the process of the elimination of the entire termite colony begins and continues until the entire colony dies, unable to grow or reproduce; thereby eliminating an entire colony.  The amount of Recruit HD in a single station contains enough to eliminate an entire termite colony.  Although most people only think of Sentricon as a “subterranean” termite elimination system, Knockout Pest Control also offers ABOVE GROUND  - AG Sentricon Termite Baiting Stations as well.  These AG SENTRICON SYSTEMS can be placed within a home or building when termite activity is already within a structure.

Sentricon Systems are extremely effective is eliminating termites and the damage they cause to residential properties and commercial buildings, but along with a Sentricon System comes the professional expertise and ongoing monitoring and maintenance, assuring that the ALWAYS ACTIVE SENTRICON SYSTEM is working properly, adequately baited, and evaluate any termite activity, and/or require further intervention.  Termite control is one of the issues that home and business owners shouldn’t attempt to handle themselves.  A DIY approach to termites is a recipe for disaster.

Why Choose KNOCKOUT Pest Control, Inc. for Sentricon?

• KNOCKOUT Pest Control, Inc. was chosen by Dow AgroSciences to be the first authorized operator of Sentricon on Long Island
• KNOCKOUT Pest Control, Inc. has been installing Sentricon since 1995. Other operators only started recently.
• KNOCKOUT Pest Control, Inc. has certified Sentricon technicians

Technicians need not enter your premises to monitor or treat termites.

Now you can get termites where they live.

• Active ingredients (growth regulator, not poison) are introduced from day one.
• Can detect termites before they damage the structure
• No drilling to the structure required
• Eliminates entire termite colony

Please ask us about our KO-12 Plan which offers on-demand protective services for specified pests on all areas inside or attached to your home.