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Termites and the way Perth builds

Termites are active across much of Perth, and the city’s typical home gives them cover. On a double-brick house with a timber roof frame, subterranean termites can travel up through the wall cavity and reach the roof timbers without leaving a trace in the rooms below. Older homes add jarrah floorboards, timber subfloors and window frames to the menu. By the time someone notices a sagging cornice or paint bubbling over hollow timber, the colony may have been feeding for a while.

Gardens play a part too. Retic that keeps the soil damp against the house, timber sleepers in garden beds, and firewood or offcuts stacked against the brickwork all make it easier for termites to find a way in. If you come across mud tubes or damaged timber, don’t break them open or spray them. Leave them alone and book an inspection, because a disturbed colony often moves somewhere harder to treat.

Under the Australian Standard for termite management, a yearly inspection is the minimum. If you’re buying, make your offer subject to a timber pest inspection.

What Perth’s seasons bring

Warm weather is when most calls come in. From late spring, cockroaches breed faster, ant trails appear along the skirting boards, and ants nest under brick paving, pushing little mounds of sand up through the joints. Redback spiders like sheds, letterboxes, pot plants and the underside of outdoor furniture, so a perimeter treatment that takes in the garage and patio is worth asking for.

Winter flips things around. As the nights get cold and wet, rats and mice look for shelter in roof spaces and wall cavities, and you’ll usually hear them before you see them. Baiting deals with the ones inside, but sealing gaps along the eaves and around pipes stops the next lot. If they’ve been in the roof a while, get the wiring checked too.

Checking a pest controller in WA

Every pest management business in WA must be registered with the Department of Health, and every technician who applies pesticides must hold a pest management technician licence. There’s no online register for WA pest controllers, so the check happens at your door: ask to see the business’s registration number and the technician’s licence card, and ring WA Health on (08) 9222 2000 if something doesn’t add up. HealthyWA’s guide on how to choose a pest management business covers the rest, and our WA licence checks page has the other trades.

For termite work, get a written inspection report before agreeing to any treatment. Be cautious if someone finds termites and asks for money on the day.

Pest control prices in Perth

Pest control in Perth is priced around the national middle. Covering cockroaches, spiders, ants and silverfish inside and out, a general treatment typically costs $150–$250 in a unit or $180–$400 in a house. Budget $200–$400 for a termite inspection and written report, and $2,000–$5,000 if an active colony needs a chemical barrier or baiting system. Rodent treatments are usually $200–$400 and flea treatments $150–$300.

These are typical ranges, not quotes. The pest control price guide explains what’s included and what costs extra.

How we match you with a Perth pest controller

Describe what you’re seeing, how long it’s been happening and your suburb. We’ll match you with one registered local pest controller whose licence, insurance and reviews have been checked, and your details stay with that one business.

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