Common Pests found in Australia
Your bed is a piece of heaven on earth, until something bites you while you’re comfortably sleeping. That’s the sign that it’s time to get pest control for bed bugs. Across Australia, bed bugs are considered a big problem. Hence, bed bug pest control services have been widely available in most major locations such as Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Central Coast and Melbourne
Flies can be a huge nuisance, especially during the warmer Australian summer months. They can spoil food, spread diseases, cause allergic reactions and be a general pest. Controlling flies is more difficult than it appears and involves more than the use of a fly swatter! Proper fly control requires several steps to be carried out and identifying the breeding sites; something we can help with.
Cockroaches are one of the most feared and ancient bugs in the world! Virtually indestructible, we have approximately 550 cockroach species in Australia; only 5 of which are common household pests. Cold-blooded, cockroaches are active in summer and thrive in warm, humid environments such as kitchens, roof voids and bathrooms. They’re unappealing creatures who are attracted to poor hygiene and can spread germs and bacteria.
Rodents can wreak havoc on homes and businesses, causing serious loss of money and damaging health. They are omnivores, meaning they eat all kinds of food and products. Thanks to their constantly growing incisors, they have a great need to chew on everything they come across. Known carriers of disease, they spread bacteria and germs through copious amounts of urine and droppings. Rodents will damage anything they come across.
Rodents can wreak havoc on homes and businesses, causing serious loss of money and damaging health. They are omnivores, meaning they eat all kinds of food and products. Thanks to their constantly growing incisors, they have a great need to chew on everything they come across. Known carriers of disease, they spread bacteria and germs through copious amounts of urine and droppings. Rodents will damage anything they come across.
The tiny tick is a blood-sucking parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals like cats, dogs and sometimes humans! As they take in more blood, ticks grow from 3mm to 12mm, and at their largest can be the size of a marble. These miniature arachnids have eight legs and can be grey, brown, reddish brown or black, although after feeding they may change colour. In Australia, the Paralysis Tick and Brown Dog Tick are the most problematic.
Termites are a menace to homeowners everywhere. Often referred to as white ants, these wood-devouring insects also eat any materials which contain cellulose, like cardboard and paper. Termites are closely related to cockroaches on the evolutionary scale and are active 24/7, 365 days per year. Every year, termites cause hundreds of millions worth of damages to Australian homes. Termite surveys find that 1 in 3 homes in Australia will be affected by termites at some stage.