Pest management in Innaloo, on the old swamp flats behind Scarborough Beach Road.
Innaloo was drained swampland turned market garden before it became a suburb of post-war timber-framed cottages. That history is still under the ground, and it is the reason termites and cockroaches behave the way they do here.
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- Licensed under the WA Pesticides Regs
- In Perth pest management since 2011
- Itemised investment in writing
- Same-day for active pests
Innaloo was mostly built between the Second World War and 1970. Development accelerated during the war years and the original stock is single detached timber-framed homes, many of them weatherboard or asbestos cement on timber stumps, on lots that have since been steadily split for duplexes and units in brick-and-tile. The land was low-lying swamp and market garden before subdivision, with drainage channels dug to make it usable. That means high groundwater in winter, damp subfloors under the old cottages and a soil that stays moist long into summer. For subterranean termites, an old timber-framed house with a damp subfloor on a former swamp is about as good as it gets.
Karrinyup Road, Scarborough Beach Road and Ellen Stirling Boulevard carry the traffic, and the Mitchell Freeway runs the eastern edge next to Stirling station. Westfield Innaloo, the Megacentre and the cinema precinct are a large commercial area with bins, loading docks and food outlets that keep German cockroach and rat populations topped up year-round. Birralee Park and Yuluma Park give open space, and the stormwater and sewer network draining the old flats is where American cockroaches live. We treat Innaloo homes for the full mix: subfloor moisture and termites in the cottages, cockroaches and rodents near the commercial precinct, and slab-edge termite entry in the newer units.
The Innaloo pest short-list.
Termites
Timber-framed post-war cottages with damp subfloors on former swamp, and newer duplexes whose slab edges are hidden by paving. Inspections to AS 4349.3, management systems to AS 3660.2. Termite inspection.
Coastal brown ants
Under the paving and along the slab edges of the duplex and unit developments, and along every retaining wall. Colony-level treatment with slow-acting non-repellent products and baits, applied to label. Ant management.
Rats and mice
The Westfield precinct, the freeway verge and the old cottages with gaps under the weatherboards. Baiting in tamper-resistant stations to label and proofing of subfloor vents and eaves. Rodent management.
German cockroaches
Units and duplexes near the shopping precinct, shared bins and second-hand appliances. Gel baits and an IGR, low-odour and non-staining, APVMA-registered and applied to label. Cockroach management.
This season in Innaloo.
Spring in Innaloo: the ground is still wet from winter, so American cockroaches are coming up out of the stormwater lines on the lower streets and coastal brown ants are trailing along the warming paving. German cockroaches in units never stopped. For the timber-framed cottages, a termite inspection now, while the subfloor is still damp, catches activity well before the November flights.
Warmer soil brings coastal brown ants and redbacks out. Good time for a perimeter treatment before summer.
Subterranean termites swarm on warm, humid evenings. Sandy northern-suburb soils and garden timber raise the risk.
German and Australian cockroaches follow warmth and food into kitchens as nights cool.
Rats and mice look for warm voids. Sealing entry points now beats baiting later.
Every service we run in Innaloo.
- Termite inspection Innaloo
- Termite treatment Innaloo
- General pest treatment Innaloo
- Ant management Innaloo
- Rodent management Innaloo
- Cockroach management Innaloo
- Spider management Innaloo
- Mosquito management Innaloo
- Vacate flea treatment Innaloo
- End-of-lease pest treatment Innaloo
- Wasp removal Innaloo
- Bed bug treatment Innaloo
What it typically comes to in Innaloo. A general pest treatment for a three-bedroom home is $250 to $350, an external ant treatment $250 to $400, a rodent program $220 to $380 and a timber pest inspection $250 to $350. Older timber-framed homes with roof voids and sub-floors take longer to inspect properly, so termite inspections here are quoted at the full scope rather than a quick look. Every job is quoted itemised in writing before we start, with no call-out fee and no deposit. Full investment guide.
Vacate flea treatment and end-of-lease pest control in Innaloo.
Moving out of a rental in Innaloo with a pet? Most WA leases that allowed the pet carry a special condition requiring a professional flea treatment at vacate. We quote from the address within the hour, treat the same week, and email the certificate to you and your agent within the hour of finishing: $150 to $220 by floor area, 30-day re-treatment promise. Book it after the bond clean and carpet clean, just before the keys go back.
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How long does it take you to get to Innaloo?
About ten minutes from Warwick down the Mitchell Freeway to Karrinyup Road. Same-day for active pests is usually possible.
Are the old timber-framed Innaloo cottages at high termite risk?
Yes. Timber stumps, timber floors and framing, a subfloor that stays damp through winter and a former swamp underneath is the highest-risk profile in the northern suburbs. An inspection to AS 4349.3 every twelve months, including the subfloor, is the right interval. Where activity is found, a management system to AS 3660.2 is documented with a plan and certificate.
Why do ants keep coming back at my Innaloo unit?
Coastal brown ant super-colonies run under the shared paving and along the slabs of the whole complex, so a repellent spray at one unit just pushes them next door. We treat at colony level with slow-acting non-repellent products and baits, APVMA-registered and applied to label. Ask about a combined external treatment across the complex. Read more.
What are the big cockroaches coming up the drains in Innaloo?
American cockroaches. They live in the sewer and stormwater network that drains the old swamp flats and come up through floor wastes and overflow gullies, especially after rain. We treat the drains, subfloor and external harbourages with APVMA-registered products applied to label and recommend fitting drain covers to the floor wastes.
What does a general pest treatment in Innaloo involve?
Internal and external treatment for spiders, cockroaches and ants with low-odour non-staining products indoors, APVMA-registered and applied to label. A typical three-bedroom home, internal and external, sits in the $250 to $350 range. Every job is quoted itemised in writing. See the investment guide.
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