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One of the most common household pests, cockroaches carry diseases and are a common cause of allergies.

Cockroaches and Pest Control Services in Rotorua

Cockroaches are an unpleasant and unsightly pest and can potentially carry a range of serious illnesses including salmonella, dysentery, gastro-enteritis and typhoid. Their droppings have also been linked with increases in eczema and asthma.

Cockroaches can wreak havoc on your home or office and can enter in many different ways, through cracks and crevices, air vents, drain pipes. Cockroaches feed on a diet of rotting garbage and food scraps, so for long-term prevention it’s important to try to clean up any food and drink spills as soon as they happen, keep your house and office tidy (including removing rubbish regularly, and store your food in sealed containers.

Roaches prefer warm, moist and sheltered areas close to food and water making buildings an ideal breeding ground for these little nasties. Unfortunately, cockroaches are also incredibly resilient and they can survive in extremes of heat and cold. With the ability to reproduce quickly so you shouldn’t disregard the odd cockroach you see around your house. For every one you see there can be many more living in the walls of your home or office.

Controlling Cockroaches

Without the right tools and know how it can be a difficult to control a cockroach infestation. DIY products can be effective in solving smaller cockroach problems, but it can be difficult to reach all cockroach hiding places with these products. Without a professional treatment, infestations are likely to reoccur especially when surviving cockroach eggs begin to hatch.

Professional Cockroach Removal

To remove cockroaches from your home or office, call the Rotorua Pest Control experts, Bay Pest Services today for a free quote and professional advice.

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Admit it, no one likes spiders! Some are poisonous, some cause cobwebs, but all are unsightly and unwanted in our homes and offices.

Removing Spiders from your home and workplace

None of our indigenous NZ spiders are considered dangerous, however many people have a fear of spiders and they can be a particular pest in the home and workplace. Spiders generally enter a house or workplace in the autumn months as they find a warm and dry place to spend the winter. To prevent your house or workplace becoming a spider’s winter retreat we recommend filling in any gaps in walls and under doors, and keeping sheltering sites like firewood piles and compost piles as far away from your buildings as possible.

Generally the spider’s web is more of a nuisance than the spider itself but large infestations can prove extremely difficult to control without professional help. DIY spider control usually fails to get into all the small and dark corners, cracks and crevices that spiders find to hide.

Spider Bites
Most spiders in New Zealand are harmless, but the Katipo, Redback and White-tailed spiders can be harmful and should be avoided.

Although Redback and Katipo spider bites are rare, if you suspect you have been bitten by a Katipo or Redback spider it is advised that you seek urgent medical attention. Do not panic as serious reactions are uncommon and hospitals are able to provide safe and effective treatment.

The more common White-tailed spider bites are not considered poisonous to humans but can be painful. The initial pain, swelling and redness usually subsides after a few hours with no long-lasting effects.

Professional Spider Control
If you would like professional advice and a free quote to remove spiders form your home or workplace, get in touch with Bay pest Services, Rotorua’s Pest Control experts. Our team of pest control specialists will help keep your house or workplace free of these messy creepy-crawlies.

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Rats are pests in more than one way, chewing through building materials and wiring, eating and contaminating food, and are carriers of disease. Don’t let a rat infestation take-over your home or workplace.

Do you have rats in your home or workplace?

Rodents can cause a lot of damage to your property, they cause expensive damage to your home, food and fabrics, and rats pose a significant health risk to humans and pets. Common diseases carried by rats include Salmonella, Weil’s disease, E.coli, Cryptosporidiosis and Tuberculosis. Rats also carry fleas, mites and ticks and can cause acute allergic reactions.

Prevent Rat Infestations

The best insurance against rats is to prevent an infestation altogether. Avoid giving rats a reason to hang around your home or workplace by keeping all rubbish sealed, keep food in closed containers, and don’t put meat in your compost. Also ensure all holes and gaps around your home are sealed, a common place for rats to enter a home is through poorly sealed eaves. Unfortunately, rats can squeeze through even the smallest of holes.

Removing Rats

A great way to remove rats from your home is to get a cat. They are great company and natural rat predators. A good cat can help to remove a rat infestation in just a few weeks.

Trapping rats is the traditional way to remove a rat infestation and the best way to ensure your success is to identify the rats’ feeding and nesting places. You will know where they have been by finding rat droppings or by the holes chewed in walls and food around your home or office, which is where you’ll want to leave the traps. Just remember to check the traps regularly and remove and dispose dead rats immediately.

Professional Rat Removal

Get rid of rats from your home or work place by contacting Bay Pest Services for a free quote and professional advice. The experienced team at Bay Pest Services are your Rotorua pest control experts.

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The cooler months are when mice start to find a warm place to spend the winter. Don’t let these pest take over your home or workplace.

Mice & Rodent Control

When the temperatures outside begin to drop, mice begin searching for a warmer place to live. Often attracted by the smell of food and the warmth of a house, mice can exploit even the smallest of holes to gain entry to your home or workplace.

Mice carry disease and pose serious health risks and because mice have teeth that grow continuously, the are constantly looking for things to gnaw. This can lead to significant damage to items like cupboards and furniture and, can even cause house fires through chewed electrical cables.

If left untreated, an infestation of mice can quickly spread and while DIY pest control products are a cost effective way to control small infestations, professional mouse control is advised for more established mice colonies.

Preventing Mice Infestations

The best insurance against an infestation of mice is to prevent it altogether. Keep all rubbish sealed and keep your home or office clean, be sure not to leave food scraps lying around, and keep all food in glass or metal containers. Don’t forget to clean behind your fridge as this is a favourite place of mice to build their nests.
To prevent mice from entering your home it is important to fill all cracks, crevices, holes and gaps larger than the width of an adult finger with cement or a mixing compound. Do not use wood or a similar material to fill these holes, as mice are capable of easily chewing through those materials.

Professional Mice Removal

Call the Rotorua Pest Control experts, Bay Pest Services today for a free quote and professional advice on how to remove mice from your home or office.

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Wasps make nests in the ground, punga trees, and wall cavities, and can become aggressive quickly. Aggressive wasps become more prevalent towards the end of summer.

Nuisance Wasps

Being stung by a wasp is a painful experience and can even be life threatening to the one in thirty people who are allergic to stings. Even if someone is not allergic, a wasp sting around the mouth or throat can still be a major concern if the swelling leads to blocked airways. For this reason it is important to ensure that wasp nests are properly treated and removed.

If you have noticed a high number of wasps in your home or garden it is likely that there is a nest nearby. Wasp nests are often found in covered areas with easy outside access such as wall cavities, roof spaces or under the eaves of buildings. A single nest may contain thousands of wasps and they can attack in large numbers if disturbed or threatened, so take great care when dealing with wasp nests. This threat of attack is also a reason why DIY treatment of wasp nests is not recommended, especially for those who are sensitive to stings.

The risk of encountering aggressive wasps is particularly high towards the end of summer as the numbers in the colony swell. Where possible, it is always preferable to destroy a wasps nest as early as possible before the size of the nest and its population increases.

Wasp Control and Removal

Bay Pest Services are experienced pest control specialists who can safely destroy and remove wasps nests within your home or garden. The service is fast, effective and affordable.

Call the Rotorua Pest Control experts, Bay Pest Services today for a free quote for wasp removal services and professional advice.

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New Zealand has 40 species of ants, with pest control methods varying depending on the species you are dealing with.

Ants and Insect Control Rotorua

Ants are an irritant when they come into the home looking for food, but the most common species in NZ, the Garden Ant, is not thought to carry disease. However it’s impossible to know where the Ants were last foraging for food so it is advised to take steps to prevent them entering your home and food cupboards by keeping all food in airtight containers and clean up all food and drink spills.

Controlling ants can be difficult as they can enter your home or office through even the tiniest cracks in their quest for food and water. Ants can nest almost anywhere: in lawns, walls, stumps, even under house foundations and foot paths.

Don’t ignore the ants around your home or business as an ant can live a relatively long lifetime and depending on the type of ant some can live for over a decade.

While it’s tempting to kill an ant when you spot one, it more important to track that one ant back to the nest so you can take out the Queen(s) and larvae. Most DIY ant control products will only kill the ants you see and many home remedies don’t account for the fact that different kinds of ant infestations require different treatments.

Sprays, poisons and other DIY ant control products can help to deal with smaller ant problems, however it is advised to get professional pest control services to effectively deal with larger, multiple or tropical ant infestations and knock out the nest once and for all.

Ant Infestations & Ant Removal

To remove an ant infestation form your home of office call the Rotorua Pest Control experts, Bay Pest Services today for a free quote and professional advice.

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Flea infestations can be difficult to get rid of with off-the-shelf solutions.

Fleas & Flea Infestations

Fleas are a common problem in homes especially for cat or dog owners. Fleas have the possibility to transmit disease, however flea bites are the most common concern to people and pets.

Fleas can also be a problem when moving in to a new home, as the cocoons can remain dormant for two years or more and infestations are awoken by the vibration of footsteps when people move in.

Fleas Treament for the Home

Adult fleas often find their way into your home on pets, but flea eggs, larvae, and pupae largely live and develop in the pet’s environment – your home.  Effective flea control means treating your home as well as the fleas on your pet.  We understand the flea life-cyle and are uniquely qualified to remove fleas from your home and ensure the next generation of fleas does not develop.

Call Bay Pest Services today for a free quote and professional advice from a Rotorua Pest Control expert.

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Borer damage can have long lasting effects, with the strength and value of your property at jeopardy – don’t leave it any longer.

Borer and Termite Removal

Borer and Termites can weaken timber and over time can threaten the structural integrity of your home or workplace.

Borer Control

There are 7 species of borer in NZ with the most common being the Common House Borer. Small holes (2-4mm) on the surface of the timber and piles of fine sawdust are sure signs that you may have borer in the timber or furniture in your home include.

Borer attacks untreated and damp timber and treating infested areas is often easier said than done. Wood must be stripped and treated directly to remove the pest as airborne treatments such as bombs only kill the flying adult insects and will not remove the larvae inside the timer.

Termite Control

Termites live in large colonies ranging into the thousands. These invasive species damage wood and can pose a significant threat to New Zealand timber, homes and economy.

In order to identify a termite infestation, we perform inspections and may employ monitoring stations. After highly active areas are located, we utilise a range of methods including bait stations and liquid solutions to address problem areas and erradicate nests.  We also provide recommendations for reducing possible termite food sources such as woodpiles and addressing moisture sources.

Stopping Borer and Termite Damage

Contact Bay Pest Services for a free quote and professional Rotorua Pest Control advice for your home or business.

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Bird control solutions that will last a lifetime

Do you have bird problems?

While bird control is associated with the pest management industry, controlling birds is not at all similar to controlling insects or other vertebrate pests and require specialist intervention and an in depth knowledge of regulations related to bird control.  We use a wide variety of proven methods to control, deter and manage nuisance bird problems, having undertaken large commercial programmes in Rotorua and the wider Bay of Plenty.

“Flock off” Bird Spike System

Our “Flock off” bird control systems can be used on any building profile or shape whether it’s a residential home or commercial/industrial building and it doesn’t cause any damage to your roof or edging.

There are other approaches using Bird scaring devices and mechanical deterrents. From our experience these do not work long term, wear out over time and have limited effectiveness as the birds become familiar and grow accustomed with these systems.

On top of this, our system is humane and doesn’t actually physically hurt the birds unlike some of these other approaches.

We have had many clients over the years approach us after trying these other methods and have been impressed with the long term results from using our “Flock off” bird spike system.

Our bird spikes are made of high quality stainless steel (beware of cheap imitations) on a thick plastic polymer backing.  They are not designed to harm the birds as they are flexible and bend when light force is applied. This proven design deters the birds from landing on ledges where they are fitted.  They are also relatively low profile and barely visible when applied to buildings

Deter Seagulls, Pigeons and more.  Commercial and residential application.

Some examples of commercial building installations are:

• Rotorua Central Mall
• Mitre 10 Rotorua
• Lakes District Health Board

Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Coromandel Coverage

Our experienced installer team can travel to anywhere in the wider Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Coromandel areas. Even if you reside outside of these areas quite often we can still do the job depending on work we are completing near to you and the time frame in which you need the job completed.

Call Bay Pest Services today for a free quote and professional advice from experts that have been in the business for 28 years. We can usually prepare a quote from building plans and photographs without needing to come to you. This means we can give you a price faster.

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