Advice
Pest advice for Auckland households and landlords
Written to answer a specific question properly rather than to fill a page. Identification, tenancy obligations, why some common approaches backfire, and where the real safety risks sit.
What is in my ceiling?
How to tell what is moving in your Auckland ceiling from the sound, the timing and the droppings, before anyone comes out and before you buy the wrong thing.
Read this TenancyWho pays for pest control in a rental?
Whether the landlord or the tenant pays for pest control in aNew Zealand rental, what the Residential Tenancies Actrequires, and what decides borderline cases.
Read this AntsWhy ant spray makes it worse
Repellent ant sprays cause colony budding, which splits one nest into several. Here is what is actually happening and what to do instead.
Read this Wasps and beesWasp or bee?
How to tell a wasp from a honey bee or bumblebee in Auckland, and why a honey bee colony should go to a beekeeper rather than being destroyed.
Read this SafetyRodent bait and pets
The real danger to dogs and cats from rodent bait is secondarypoisoning from eating a poisoned rodent. What that means forproduct choice in Auckland.
Read thisStill not sure what you have?
Send a photograph of the insect, the droppings or the damage. Identifying it is our job and it costs you nothing.