Pest management in Jolimont, beside the lake at Mabel Talbot Park.
Jolimont is a small residential pocket between Hay Street and Selby Street, wrapped around Jolimont Lake and the sporting reserves that take up most of the suburb. A former swamp in the middle of old housing is a particular pest combination.
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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
Jolimont was subdivided in 1891 and its primary school opened in 1905, so the older streets off Jersey Street and Hay Street carry early twentieth-century weatherboard and brick homes with jarrah floors and timber roof framing, mixed with post-war brick-and-tile, newer townhouses and the St Ives retirement village on the eastern side. The residential section is small; most of Jolimont's land is parkland, the Matthews Netball Centre and the hockey centre. The ground is Spearwood dune: brown sand over yellow subsoil with Tamala limestone below, well drained on the rises but with the old swamp basin at Mabel Talbot Park holding water at the bottom. Old timber close to a wetland is the classic subterranean termite setting, and the limestone underneath means chemical systems are often drilled rather than trenched.
Jolimont Lake was Jolimont Swamp until the 1950s, when stormwater drains that had flooded the area were tamed and the reserve was planted out. It is still a seasonal-to-year-round wetland and wildlife refuge, and that means mosquitoes on still evenings from spring to autumn, plus rats and native cockroaches moving between the reedbeds, Henderson Park and the surrounding houses. Hay Street and Selby Street carry the traffic, and the netball and hockey centres bring crowds, bins and food waste on weekends. We treat Jolimont homes for the wetland next door: mosquito harbourage, rodent proofing and a careful look at old timber in the subfloor and roof.
The Jolimont pest short-list.
Termites
Early-1900s jarrah floors on stumps, timber framing and a wetland basin holding moisture in the sand. Inspections to AS 4349.3 including the subfloor, and management systems to AS 3660.2. Termite inspection.
Coastal brown ants
Under brick paving, along old limestone footings and through the cavities of the post-war brick homes. Colony-level treatment with a non-repellent product applied to its label.
Rats and mice
Reedbeds around Jolimont Lake, the sporting reserves and old roofs with gaps at the eaves. Baited to label in locked stations and then proofed. Rodent management.
Mosquitoes
A seasonal-to-year-round wetland in the middle of the suburb. We treat resting harbourage on the property to label and time it around the warm still evenings when they are worst. Mosquito management.
This season in Jolimont.
Spring in Jolimont means the first mosquito evenings off the lake as the water warms, coastal brown ants along the paving, and rats leaving roof spaces for the reedbeds. The older weatherboard and brick homes near Jersey Street should have a termite inspection now, ahead of the November alate 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 Jolimont.
- Termite inspection Jolimont
- Termite treatment Jolimont
- General pest treatment Jolimont
- Ant management Jolimont
- Rodent management Jolimont
- Cockroach management Jolimont
- Spider management Jolimont
- Mosquito management Jolimont
- Vacate flea treatment Jolimont
- End-of-lease pest treatment Jolimont
- Wasp removal Jolimont
- Bed bug treatment Jolimont
What it typically comes to in Jolimont. 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 Jolimont.
Moving out of a rental in Jolimont 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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See suburb pageAsked in Jolimont.
Why are mosquitoes so bad in Jolimont in spring?
Jolimont Lake in Mabel Talbot Park is a seasonal-to-year-round wetland fed by stormwater, and once the water warms in September it breeds continuously. Adults rest in shrubs, under eaves and in shaded patios on nearby properties. We treat those resting areas with an APVMA-registered product applied to its label, and show you the standing water on your own block. Mosquito management.
Are the older homes in Jolimont at risk from termites?
Yes. Early-1900s homes on stumps with jarrah floors and timber framing, sitting on moist sand near a former swamp, are prime subterranean termite territory and were never built with a chemical barrier. An inspection to AS 4349.3 that includes the subfloor is the right starting point. Book an inspection.
What are the small brown ants around my Jolimont paving?
Coastal brown ants. They nest in warm sand under paving and along footings and form linked colonies with many queens. Surface sprays scatter them into more nests. We use a slow-acting non-repellent product or bait, applied to its label, so the colony collapses from the inside. Ant management.
What is the investment for pest management in Jolimont?
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.
How long from Warwick to Jolimont?
About 15 to 20 minutes down the Mitchell Freeway and out along Hay Street. Same-day for active pests is usually possible.
Get a fair, itemised investment in Jolimont.
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