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You stop finding droppings behind the stove. You stop hearing something move in the walls at 2 a.m. You stop wondering if the problem is gone or just quiet for now. That’s the difference between a real treatment and a temporary fix and it’s what every Staten Island homeowner deserves.
Staten Island is genuinely different from the rest of New York City. You’ve got 2,800 acres of Greenbelt forest pushing carpenter ants and ticks toward residential backyards. You’ve got coastal wetlands near the West Shore and Great Kills feeding mosquito populations from May through September. You’ve got older North Shore housing stock in neighborhoods like Stapleton and Port Richmond homes with aging foundations, utility gaps, and structural wear that give rodents easy access. The pest pressure here is layered, and it doesn’t stop at one season.
When pest control is done right, your yard is usable again. Your basement stops being a liability. You’re not re-treating every few months because the root cause was never addressed. For a homeowner in Annadale or Todt Hill or New Dorp, that’s not a small thing that’s your property, your family, and your investment protected the way they should be.
Kingsway Exterminating is a family-owned business based in Brooklyn right across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island. We’ve been operating for over 40 years, and our team carries more than 100 years of collective pest control experience. That’s not a number pulled from a brochure. It means the technician showing up at your Staten Island door has seen this specific problem before, in this type of home, in this borough.
We hold a BBB A+ rating that dates back to May 1989 over 35 consecutive years of verified accountability. We’re fully licensed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, bonded, insured, and certified as bedbug experts. These aren’t optional credentials in New York they’re the legal and professional baseline for doing this work correctly.
Attorneys and real estate brokers across Staten Island and the metro area trust our inspections when properties change hands. In a borough where the median home sale price has crossed $757,000, that kind of professional credibility matters.
It starts with an inspection. Before anything is applied or recommended, a licensed technician walks your property inside and out to identify what’s present, where it’s coming from, and why it keeps coming back. In Staten Island, that walkthrough pays close attention to things like foundation perimeters, basement moisture, gaps around utility entry points, and any structural conditions that make your home more vulnerable than your neighbor’s. Homes adjacent to wooded lots near the Greenbelt or properties in flood-prone zones near the East Shore get a different assessment than a newer build in Charleston or Woodrow because the conditions aren’t the same.
Once the inspection is complete, you get a clear picture of what’s happening and what the treatment plan involves. That includes which NYS DEC Registered Materials we’ll use, where they’ll be applied, and when it’s safe to re-enter treated areas. No vague answers. No pressure to sign up for something before you understand what you’re getting.
After treatment, the follow-up isn’t optional it’s built into our process. We track whether the problem is resolved and return if it isn’t. Pest control in a borough with year-round moisture, active new construction displacing rodents in neighborhoods like Stapleton and Rossville, and a climate that never fully shuts pest activity down requires that kind of follow-through. One visit is sometimes enough. When it isn’t, you won’t be left figuring that out on your own.
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We handle the full range of pest problems that show up in Staten Island homes and buildings. Rodent control is one of the most common calls over 6,000 rat sightings were reported in the borough in 2020 alone, and neighborhoods near the I-278 corridor and the former Fresh Kills site on the West Shore carry documented elevated pressure. Norway rats burrow under decks and foundations; mice get in through gaps smaller than a dime. Both require more than traps they require exclusion work that closes the entry points for good.
Bedbug extermination is handled by our certified bedbug experts, not generalists. That distinction matters in a borough connected to Manhattan by ferry, where introduction risk is continuous regardless of season or neighborhood. Termite control including baiting systems is available for the older Victorian and early 20th-century homes concentrated on the North Shore, where subterranean colonies can work silently inside walls for years. Carpenter ant treatments are built for homes along wooded edges near the Greenbelt. Mosquito and tick control programs are designed for the yard-owning homeowner who wants their outdoor space back.
We also conduct the pest inspections required for real estate transactions across Staten Island and Richmond County a service that real estate attorneys and brokers in this market rely on. Every service uses only NYS DEC Registered Materials, applied by fully licensed, bonded, and insured technicians. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and same-day inspections are often available.
Staten Island’s pest profile is shaped by its geography in ways that set it apart from every other NYC borough. The combination of coastal wetlands, the 2,800-acre Greenbelt, aging North Shore housing stock, and active development on the South Shore and West Shore creates pressure from multiple directions at once.
Rodents Norway rats and house mice are the most frequent call we receive. Cockroaches, particularly German cockroaches, are persistent in older apartment buildings and row homes on the North Shore. Termites are a documented concern in Victorian-era and early 20th-century homes in neighborhoods like Stapleton, St. George, and Port Richmond. Carpenter ants show up regularly in homes adjacent to wooded areas near the Greenbelt. Mosquitoes and ticks are a seasonal reality for anyone with a yard, especially near the West Shore marshes or properties bordering wooded lots. Bedbugs are year-round and borough-wide the ferry connection to Manhattan means introduction risk doesn’t follow a seasonal pattern.
The signs are usually there before you see an actual rodent. Droppings along baseboards, behind appliances, or in cabinets are the most common indicator. Gnaw marks on food packaging, insulation, or structural materials are another. Scratching or scurrying sounds inside walls or ceilings especially at night almost always mean something is living in the structure. Grease marks along walls near entry points are a reliable sign of active rat travel paths.
In Staten Island specifically, homes near the Staten Island Expressway corridor, the Goethals Bridge area, and neighborhoods adjacent to the former Fresh Kills landfill site on the West Shore carry elevated rodent pressure. Rodents travel along transportation infrastructure and use it as a highway into surrounding residential neighborhoods. If your home is in one of those zones and you’re seeing any of these signs, the problem is unlikely to resolve without professional intervention. A licensed exterminator will identify not just what’s present but where they’re entering which is the only way to stop the cycle.
This is one of the first questions most Staten Island homeowners ask, and it’s the right one. The short answer is yes when the work is done by a licensed professional using properly registered materials. We apply only NYS DEC Registered Materials, which have been reviewed and approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for residential use. Before any treatment begins, our technician explains exactly what is being applied, where, and how long you should stay out of treated areas.
The concern is especially relevant for families with young children and pets which describes a large portion of Staten Island’s homeowning population. The borough’s suburban character means most households have yards, and many have dogs that spend time outside. Our treatment plans account for this. Outdoor treatments near play areas or pet zones are approached differently than interior treatments in a kitchen or basement. If you have specific concerns about a particular product or application area, bring them up during the inspection a qualified technician will give you a straight answer, not a reassurance script.
For minor, isolated issues a few ants near a window, a single wasp nest in a low-traffic area DIY products can sometimes manage the immediate problem. But in most cases, what you’re treating is a symptom, not the source. Over-the-counter products don’t address entry points, harborage areas, or the conditions attracting pests in the first place. The infestation comes back, often worse, because the colony simply moves or rebuilds.
In New York City, pest control businesses must be licensed by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and commercial pesticide applicators must hold a NYS DEC certification. For property owners and landlords, the NYC Housing Maintenance Code requires prompt extermination of bedbugs, roaches, and rodents failure to comply can result in HPD violations. For any pest issue beyond the surface level, a licensed exterminator isn’t just the more effective option; in many situations, it’s the legally required one. We hold all required credentials and apply only materials that are registered and legal for residential use in New York State.
Cost varies based on the type of pest, the size of your property, the severity of the infestation, and whether follow-up treatments are needed. A one-time treatment for a localized issue a cockroach problem in a single kitchen, for example will cost significantly less than a full rodent exclusion program for a detached single-family home with multiple entry points and an active infestation.
For context, the average homeowner faces close to $3,000 in repair costs from a single termite colony not including treatment. Rodent damage to insulation, wiring, and structural materials adds up quickly in the older housing stock common in North Shore neighborhoods. Framing pest control as a line-item expense misses the point; the real cost is what happens when the problem isn’t addressed. Our approach to pricing is straightforward you get a clear assessment during the inspection, and there are no hidden fees or surprise upsells after the fact. Same-day inspections are often available, and our phones are answered 24/7 if you want to talk through what you’re dealing with before committing to anything.
Yes. We conduct the pest inspections required for home sales, purchases, and leases across Staten Island and Richmond County. These inspections document the presence or absence of wood-destroying organisms including termites and carpenter ants and provide the written report that attorneys, lenders, and real estate brokers need to move a transaction forward.
In a borough where the median home sale price has reached $757,000 and is still rising, a pest inspection isn’t a formality it’s a financial safeguard. Termite damage in particular can be invisible to the untrained eye, especially in the Victorian-era and early 20th-century homes concentrated on the North Shore. We’re well known among real estate professionals across the NYC metro area, and our inspection reports are trusted by attorneys and brokers who have worked with us through hundreds of transactions. If you’re buying, selling, or refinancing a property on Staten Island and need a credentialed, documented pest inspection, this is a service we handle regularly and efficiently.
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