Hello Spring! What has winter left behind in your lawn & gardens? Probably weeds – and lots of them. This year has been one of the wettest winters that Perth has seen in a long time. This has also meant that the weeds are out in force. Not only taking over garden beds and paved areas but also rearing their ugly heads in our lawns. Weeds like Oxalis, bindii (the nasty one with prickles), cape weed  and clover not only make your lawn look unsightly but they take over and out compete your turf making it look tired and unhealthy.  When these plants go to seed in late spring the ..read more

Termite Treatment Cost – What you REALLY need to know! The dangers of taking the ‘CHEAP’ way out. Installing any sort of termite management at your home can be an expensive exercise. It’s always difficult to hand over money for something you can’t always see. But when you consider that protection can be the difference between thousands of dollars in damage – the initial cost can seem quite minimal. The fact is – if you ask ANY person who has had to deal with termites in their home, whether or not they wished they had installed a termite protection barrier?– the answer will ALWAYS be yes ..read more

Let’s Talk Gardening – Curtin FM 100.1 Thank you so much for the team at Curtin FM’s – Let’s Talk Gardening, for our chat today. We hope it was informative. If you have a questions about your garden or need any advice – all things pest control – out professional team is here to help. We have many licenced products and a wonderfully experienced team of technicians to help with all situations. Say hello today!   If you need any garden advice - click here to say hello! Go On... Clickity... Click... Click... Click. All things garden & lawn pests! This blog proudly brought to you b ..read more

The Portuguese Millipede – Defending The Castle. So how do I get rid of millipedes you ask? and are millipedes in WA here to stay. With one of the driest Aprils on record you may be mistaken in thinking that you our millipedes in WA problems are a thing of the past. But don’t become complacent. With rain forecast over the next few weeks these critters will be back…in force. Millipedes In WA. Know Your Enemy. The first Portuguese millipede was accidentally introduced to Port Lincoln in South Australia in 1953, most likely on a shipment of timber from Portugal. From there, they spread to the A ..read more

The Best In The West National Pest Manager Of The Year 2022/2023 We recently came back from the Australian Environmental Pest Manager Association ‘Pesticon’ conference at the Star Casino in the Gold Coast – and what a conference it was! This year we were lucky enough to take out the National Pest Manager Of The Year Award – for a company employing less that 10 people. To be recognised as leaders in this industry is an honour and proves that all of our hard work pays off. This award is for our team. The team that have stuck by us through thick and thin and make us be the company we want to be ..read more

Spring In Perth. Means WA Millipedes Are Moovin & Groovin Lets talk about our WA millipedes. I am sure we have all collectively breathed a sigh of relief now we have seen the sun finally show it’s face over the past few weeks. Although required, the amount of rain we have seen of late has been – quite frankly – depressing. But we can officially now say that SPRING HAS SPRUNG! So now’s the time to spray millipedes. That being said this week we have been inundated with phone calls because once again those little millipedes have put on their dancing shoes and are taking up residence on our ..read more

How To Get Rid of Mice and Rats in Your Home and Garden What you can do to stay rodent free this winter. 2017 has been an unusual year with unexpected heavy rains in January and one of the driest Autumn’s on record. This has caused unusual waves in different pests as breeding cycles have been disturbed. It appears that winter has finally arrived and as the temperature cools off  – mice and rats are on the move – INSIDE. In search of food, shelter and warmth your nice warm home is an inviting place to set up shop. Apart from being noisy they get into food, destroy carpets and electrical w ..read more

Spring Time is BUG Time! Spring – Well it’s here. The long cold nights and the sound of front crunching under gumboots is over. No more washing down those iced up windscreens and rugging up the kids on a winter’s night with icicle pops for hands. Spring’s an up-lifting time for most of us – motivation seems to appear from nowhere. Some will attack our spring cleaning lists with military like precision, the rest of us, however, tie blindfolds over our eyes and hope our finger points to something on the list we are in ‘the mood’ to do. The spider broom is busy and even the old shed finally gets ..read more

3 Tips for Staying Cockroach Free This Summer Cockroaches are a horrible, nuisance pest. There is nothing worst than finding a  cockroach crawling around in your kitchen or bathroom – and normally where there is one, there is many! Cockroaches are very tough insects and they breed very quickly. Things can get out of hand very quickly meaning that a professional cockroach treatment is the only effective means of control. But don’t despair – there are a few things you can do to keep those nasty critters out before they set up home in your kitchen! 1. Cleanliness  As with all for ..read more