Vista resident, I am preparing to market my property. I like dealing with professionals and I like great value, I got both with Kennedy Pest Control. On time, on budget, no noise and no drama. A job well done and I will use these services again. Many thanks!! read more

Our previous pest guy retired and we were given over to Kennedy Past Control earlier this year. They are amazing! Especially Paul who has taken time to explain our needed services. He is personable, patient and kind. So glad we now have them servicing our home. Always on time, thorough and patient...AND RELIABLE~REASONABLE COST AND RESPONSIVE..Highly recommend ! read more

We had an inspection done today. Megan was our technician. She was great. I highly recommend her and her company. We will continue to use Kennedy Pest Control. She even made my husband comfortable...lol Thanks Megan! read more

We've used Kennedy Pest Control for years, and Derrick is the reason we keep coming back. He's a veteran termite inspector and a really honest, respectful tech we trust with our home and pets. Derrick always takes the time to explain how to prevent pests, rodents, and bugs, giving simple, practical tips that actually work. When he sprays, he checks for termite trouble and, if he finds anything, lets us know right away and offers spot-treatment options. His integrity and genuine care make him stand out. For reliable, knowledgeable pest control, Derrick at Kennedy is our go-to--highly recommend. read more

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I have used this company for many years. Monthly pest control and rodent control. Also have had termite tenting. Every time I use them or connect with their company they are totally professional and helpful. Work is fantastic. Highly recommend! read more

This was our second termite inspection by Kennedy. Technician Derek was prompt, thorough, informative and honest. The inspection was free but the peace of mind is priceless. If the day comes that we need to tent, we wouldn't choose anyone else. read more

I live in Vista, have nothing but good things to say about Kennedy Pest Control. They do good work at reasonable prices. Everyone I encountered was professional and was extremely focused on my particular problem & needs. read more

They have been our go to guys for years. They are responsive and thorough. Excellent service.

Derrick is a true professional. He was on time, efficient, and thorough. We needed a quick turnaround on the report for a mortgage refinance, and he had the report back to me the same day. Oh, and the inspection was free... can't beat that! Thanks Kennedy Pest Control read more

Kennedy Pest, is always available, work hard, are reasonable in price and so great work. I always use them for my real estate transactions. ​ read more

Kennedy Pest and termite was used on a home in Oceanside. They did a poor inspection in the attic. Did not mask Pellets or evidence after the fumigation nor did they find all the areas in the attic space. Their repairs were horrible. Looks like they just filled all the areas in quickly with bondo. They didn't even try to closely match the paint. Just used primer. I would not recommend. read more

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I would highly encourage you and your family to not use this company. They endangered my family home with large levels of carbon monoxide gases from poorly monitored heat treatment. I spoke to the owner and he told me there is nothing can be done and tried to create a story that somehow it was my fault as I was not even in the house during the time of the treatment. Their poor professionalism also created an AC repair for me about 8 months before which ended up costing me over 14k in repairing and replacing what was broken from them. read more

We've used Kennedy Pest Control to assess and sometimes remediate everything from termite damage to dry rot to fungus. We can always trust Paul to give us the pros and cons of different treatment options and explain how to correct the problem ourselves if that is the most cost-effective route to go. We recently opened up a wall doing a shower replacement and I was horrified to see significant termite damage to the 2x4s. I called Paul who explained how we could deal with it instead of them coming out and charging a lot to do the work. Problem solved within a day. We will for sure use them for any official inspections we ever need due to their great service these past 15+ years. read more

Great customer service & pricing for your pest & termite needs. I suggest them to all my real estate clients in Encinitas snd north county San Diego. read more

I had an amazing experience with Kennedy Pest Control. Clearly this is a company of honesty and integrity. Paul was the manager who helped me. I was driving my car behind one of their service trucks on the freeway when a rock flew up and hit my windshield and cracked it. I wrote down the license plate of the truck and spoke to Paul at KPC. Without question he set me up with an appointment to have my windshield replace for free within 24 hours. I now have found my new pest control company for the future. If they treat a stranger as good as they treated me, I know they will treat me even better as a customer! read more

Unethical company. DO NOT use kennedy pest control. They missed or intentionally overlooked a beam on the eve of my house in the pre-purchase inspection. They treated a few beams near the roof and said the house was clear and treated. After my home purchase I told them about the termite rotted beam I found at the roofline which I could clearly see while standing in my back yard. They said they couldn't see it in their visual inspection and they quoted me several thousand dollars to make a repair. SHADY BUSINESS. STEER CLEAR. read more

This company had been charging my property every 3 months for services not rendered. Now we have an even bigger problem with pests. Made arrangements for a technician to come by and no one ever showed nor contacted us to let us know anything had changed. So frustrating. Buyer beware, do NOT use this company! read more

I had a very unfortunate experience with Kennedy Pest Control today. While going to my local convenience store this morning at 9 am to refill my purified water jugs, I was getting out of my car when a Kennedy Pest Control employee asked me if I had worked there since it was closed. I told him no, I was just here to fill my water jugs in their water filtration station outside the store in the parking lot. Not thinking much of it, I proceeded to unload my three water jugs from my car and fill them up individually. It was about three minutes after my first interaction with the Kennedy representative while loading the first filled water jug in my car and the second one being filled, I noticed a different smell in the air. When I returned to the water station, I saw that the Kennedy employee had started spraying some treatment on the ground right next to the water station. Now, as someone who has a yearly subscription to another pest control service, I have been told that these sprays can be hazardous to breathe in for the first 10-15 minutes after they are applied to an area, so I was shocked at how cavalier this Kennedy employee was when just moments before asked me if I worked at the convenience store and saw that I was filling up my water jugs. Now, I don't think it would have been that big of a deal for him to 1. wait for me to leave to begin the treatment or 2. kindly tell me he needed to do this treatment as he had a busy day and ask if I would mind. Instead of what he ultimately did, he just began his work without considering me being in the vicinity. I wouldn't say I like leaving this review, but I feel compelled as there was a blatant disregard for my well-being as I was filling up my drinking water. read more

DO NOT USE KENNEDYS for termite inspections. They do not back the inspections. We closed escrow based on their recommendations that the home we were buying did not need to be tented. 30 days into the home we have them back out to tell us they missed Termite spots and the home needs to be tented. Now we have to fork out $1500 to have the house tented. The inspector admitted several times that it was his mistake and missed it but they aren't responsible and don't have to honor there inspections. The termite damage is in plain sight in the living room that the incompetent inspector missed. The seller would have been responsible for the cost of tenting had Kennedys done their job correctly. Rather than honoring their original quote to spot treat the house for $690 they offered a small credit of $200 which won't even cover our hotel fair for the 2 nights we are now put out due to their negligence. We worked hard to have this resolved by their team and wanted to come to a reasonable agreement to resolve the gross neglect of their inspector and manager but they refused to back there inspection.We will be filing a complaint with the SPCB as well. read more

Kennedy Pest Control - Pest Control Near Me - Escondido, California

This company is operating a scam. What they are doing is very unethical. They send somebody out and then give you a report of work that needs to be done. And if you do not do the work with them they find all kinds of things wrong with the work that was done therefore not signing off on the sale of the house. They do not clearly mark areas that need to be done and greatly over charge for woodwork termite damage. Run don't walk the other way! We are still dealing with problems!!! read more

These guys are always on time. They are clean and efficient and friendly, very reliable.

This company was used for a termite inspection on a new home. They quoted over 7K in "needed repairs". The team showed up the first morning and tried to disassemble the private driveway gate in order to access the property. Clearly illegal and unacceptable. Repeated requests (on an unrelated matter) made to the business office were ignored or disregarded. Highly recommend NOT using this company. read more

I have called and called this office to try to get help for my ant problem. We are on a bi-monthly service with them. I understand Covid has changed things but trying to get ahold of anyone is almost impossible. I left 3 messages at the office. I emailed them also. No return call or acknowledgement of any kind. I tried one last time to get help and got a real person. Still the tech didn't get the message I needed bait stations. I have to admit I was very upset and put on a bad review which was probably unfair. I have been with them over 10 years, I believe , and have never had a problem before. Anyhow, with calls and review they took care of my problem right away and offered me my last visit at no charge. Victor, the manager took care of it and followed up with me again today. So all is well that ends well. I appreciate that they hopped right on it once it was brought to their attention.Thank you Victor. S read more

YOU NEED THIS GUYS BY YOUR SIDE! Derrick with Kennedy Pest Control has been doing the termite inspections for my clients for the past 2 years and he is an absolute professional. He takes care of the clients in protecting and caring for investments and their bottom line. He helped my client this week save $1,600 in fumigation by discovering that the home had a warranty from a different company who treated the property for free. I am being thankful for how caring he is and I would have to extend the same feeling for his management. read more

This is an excellent company. They are friendly and honest. Great service from my first phone call to the day they came out to take care of the sub terrarium termites. I strongly recommend this company and will use them again if needed. read more

The most honest company I've come across so far! Thank you Robin. We will definitely use again if we ever need pest services.

Kennedy Pest Control had been until this morning my pest control company for more than 15 years. I had no issue with the service as far as monthly mitigation/external spraying was concerned. It was logical that I would choose them for my termite infestation. I was actually inspected twice, once pre-covid then again afterward. The same inspector and I knew that there was significant wood damage in the eaves of the house that would require replacement. I also knew that the contract language states that the inspection was all visual and perhaps additional damage might be discovered at time of actual repair. I was fully prepared to have additional charges if such damage was discovered. The tenting went well although I find it interesting that the fumigation was outsourced to another company. On the first day of the wood repair, I met the work crew who commenced the repairs. After a couple of hours, I inquired about progress including their hand-ons on assessment of the extent of damage. They told me there were areas that were beyond patching and should be replaced. I immediately contacted the inspector whose initial response was "they always say that". I reiterated to him that I was not interested in a patch when replacement was indicated. He then told me for the first time that it was "illegal" for them to do any additional work other than what was dictated in his visual inspection. The conversation ended with his comment "they can call me if they find something". I returned to the crew who communicated with me that they would "get in trouble" if they pointed out additional damage. The red-flag in these conversations became obvious. I then engaged a painting and repair contractor who visited even while the Kennedy workmen were still there and confirmed extensive damage particularly in the second story eaves which were neither identified visually in the preliminary inspection or physically inspected by the Kennedy workmen. After the Kennedy workmen completed their work, I once again contacted the inspector who grudgingly visited again. Remarkably, even after showing him the extensively damaged wood not attended to, he stood his ground that those areas could be patched and painted. I do have photos of the wood removed by the painting contractor showing trans-mural termite damage that . I contacted the Kennedy Pest office to request a discussion with a manager or owner about my unpleasant experience. The receptionist told me that would be John Kennedy and that she would forward my request to him but that I would have to realize that he was on vacation! That was 5 days ago. I would caution anyone considering using this company for termite mitigation to understand the limitations of a superficial inspection. Read your contract carefully and make no assumption that Kennedy Pest Control will do the right thing to meet your expectations. read more

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Kennedy was quick to come out to reinspect my home for termites. I was on a time crunch for the 10 day inspection window entering in escrow. The seller's company that inspected the property, did not have a ladder or a long stick to poke the roof of the home. Kennedy was able to find a lot more damage that the previous hired company, which saved me a lot of money having the seller repair all the damage. Justin was friendly to work with and he was very knowledgeable. When renovating the house, there was a bit of a collapse in guest bedroom #1 when walking on the floor by the window. There was termite damage and some moisture damage. Unfortunately, the inspector was not able to find it because he did the outside of the house. The tenting of the house definitely killed all of the termites but I would recommend having the inspector do a thorough walk through of the inside of the home to save you some trouble in the future. If I would have know, I would have had the seller fix the flooring before closing escrow. Overall, happy with Kennedy pest control and their work on the exterior and tenting. read more

As a realtor, Kennedy Pest Control is the only termite company I have recommended for years. Every single inspector I have used has been awesome. Derrick gets special kudos for going the extra mile time and time again, including on his own time, helping me paint a house when I forgot to leave out the paint for the repair crew. Huge hugs of gratitude go especially to Derrick and to this great company! read more

To everyone thinking of getting their service, or if you already have it, just be aware that they have a habit of messing up on addresses and they'll end up treating your neighbor's house instead of yours. I spoke to my neighbor about it and they said they saw someone spraying their house, and told them that it's the wrong house AFTER the job was done. I called customer service, and they denied this, saying that they were at the right house, while I am dealing with an ant outbreak, and they refused to fix their mistake. Because according to their GPS, they were at the right place. But my neighbor's house is like 10ft away, no GPS in it's right mind can really pinpoint which house they're at. And even if, for all I know, they could've found a parking spot at my house, and went to the neighbor's. Also, be weary when you call, I spoke to Vanessa and she's extremely rude. read more

The office staff is rude. Ive been a customer for about 3 years and started having ants inside due the heat. Kennedy's has always said that they will come back out and spray whenever we would need them to. I called to get an extra spray, they wouldn't come since my regular scheduled spray was in 3 days. 3 days later, no show. I called to see what had happened, and they said I was scheduled for a week later. Then they promised that somebody would be there at 8:30 the next morning. Again, no show. At this point I went out and bought my own pesticide. I left messages, never got a call back. Then several weeks later a guy knocks on my door to do my regularly scheduled spray. I turned him away and told him that nobody from the office has called me back. Rec'd a call about 1/2 hour later. Too little, way too late. Whenever I was able to get ahold of somebody they'd apologize and blame their "new system". Poor customer service. Glad I was able to finally cancel my service as it wasn't great to begin with. read more

The company itself seems to be okay. We got our house tented for termites and they used San Diego Fumigation (I guess there only a few actual fumigation companies in the area). They were okay, but did not know they would be digging up alot of dirt from the yard and using that as weight for the tarp. Kennedy did mention that some plants close to house may be adversely affected by the chemicals, which I understood. However, the workers just ripped out one mature plant near house, which had similar plants right next to it. When asked why they did that, they had no answer. Then I had to constantly ask for some compensation so I could replace the plant. It took over 1-1/2 months to finally get something and then it doesn't cover the cost of the mature plant, plus now I have to spend time taking out what is left of the old plant and planting new one. I am not happy. read more

I gave 2 stars instead of 1 because I believe it is the particular sprayer who is assigned to our house that is dropping the ball. We have had Kennedy Pest Control for years, and our original monthly pest control guy was awesome. He would always ring our doorbell, let us know he was here and ask if there were any areas of concern. We were so happy with this service, because we had a bad ant and spider problem both inside and outside our home. He must have quit, and there has been a rotation of sprayers. It seems the official guy assigned to our house is doing the absolute bare minimum. He never rings our doorbell, our ring app shows him only spraying the front of our house and never going to the side of our house where the gate is to enter our backyard. It never appears that he makes a loop around our house either since we do have 2 gates. My husband and I work from home so we have noticed we never see him in the backyard. We havent complained yet, because we havent had issues - until this past month where we were charged, but he never even showed up. We were grateful that they scheduled another spray date at no charge, and we gave them the benefit of the doubt that it was a new guy again or something. Nope, same guy came and did the same bare minimum job. We had someone else come to our door less than 20 minutes from when the ring app showed kennedy pest control showing up and placing the invoice on our door. If this continues, we will end our service with this company. So disappointed. read more

Great Customer Service and Derrick provided his expertise accordingly. Being former contractor myself, they were honest and straightforward. They are busy for a reason........the are good at what they do. read more

I gave Kennedy Pest Control a try after they acquired Centurion Pest Control. I made an appointment to get treated for my annual ant invasion. Kyle showed up on time, took health precautions, and was very thorough, friendly and professional. He was careful not to cause problems for our dog as well. They also honored my 2019 service rate and gave me a discount on top of it. Can't complain there! read more

I have been working with Paul at Kennedy for years, and have always found him to knowledgeable, honest, flexible, and quick to respond. Kennedy's back office is efficient and friendly. Their technicians do good work. As a broker, I have worked with many termite companies over the years and recommend these guys as among the most reputable. read more

I haven't actually used them yet, but will. Robin was very honest with his inspection and we trust him. The quote for renting is very reasonable. It's very hard in todays world to find honesty in a sales position that benefits from commission. That's not an issue with this company- they are honest. read more

They don't return phone calls. I finally ended up communicating with them thru my realtor. They were recommended by my realtor but I would advise not to use them. I was working out of town. My wife dealt with the guy doing the inspection. He seemed like a nice guy on the phone. The problem is that he over estimated the repairs. His estimate was $1095. I was at home when the (2) guys came to do the repairs. They were there for (2) hours and all they did was bondo some rafter tails and facia boards. They did a horrible job and didn't even clean up their mess. I complained about being overcharged so they deducted $495 and I ended up paying $600. Still rediculously overpriced. Do yourself a favor and go someplace else. read more

Justin from Kennedy came for an inspection and was friendly, knowledgeable, and super helpful. He wasn't pushy on treatments, and gave me advice that I felt was looking out for my best interest. A+ experience - thank you! read more

Kennedy pest control just completed our termite repair and replaced dry rot on our front. The craftsmanship of the repair was very good. We did have one small problem but Kennedy reached out after the job was complete to resolve the issue. read more