Pest management · Stirling WA 6021 · 12 minutes from our Warwick base

Pest management in Stirling, the suburb that is rebuilding itself.

DJ Pest is a family-run, WA Health-registered pest control business (PMB 3000) based in Warwick WA 6024, about 12 minutes from Stirling. It gives an itemised written price before any work starts, is open Mon–Sun 7:00am–6:00pm, and is rated 5.0 from 25 Google reviews. Price ranges · 0468 170 107

Stirling is the civic centre of the City of Stirling and one of the most rapidly infilling suburbs on our run: 1970s brick-and-tile on big blocks, side by side with new grouped dwellings around the train station and Cedric Street. Old roofs and fresh slabs get pests for different reasons, and Osborne Park's industrial precinct next door feeds both.

Mon–Sun 7am–6pm. After hours, text a photo to 0468 170 107 and we reply first thing.

  • Licensed under the WA Pesticides Regs
  • In Perth pest management since 2011
  • Itemised investment in writing
  • Same-day for active pests
Why Stirling gets the pests it gets

Stirling was developed mostly through the late 1960s and 1970s on yellow Spearwood sand, with a few older pockets toward the Karrinyup Road end. The original homes are double brick with tiled roofs on timber framing, generous blocks and fifty-year-old gardens: mature trees against the eaves, fruit trees, timber sheds and garden beds that have crept up over the slab edge. That is the classic termite and rodent profile of the inland northern suburbs. But Stirling has been changing faster than almost any suburb around it. The streets near Stirling train station, Cedric Street and the freeway have been subdivided into grouped dwellings, townhouses and two-storey rebuilds, and a single street can have a 1972 brick-and-tile next to three new homes on what used to be one block.

That mix matters for pests. The old homes carry timber framing, settled roofs and decades of garden build-up. The new ones carry a slab with plumbing penetrations, a chemical termite management system that only stays effective if it is inspected annually and not bridged by the landscaping added after handover, and shared walls and services through which German cockroaches and mice move between lots. On the southern boundary is the Osborne Park industrial and commercial precinct, one of Perth's biggest, with food processors, warehouses and showrooms producing a steady rodent and cockroach population that spills across Cedric Street. Lake Gwelup's wetland reserve is a few minutes to the north-west, Stirling Civic Gardens and the smaller reserves sit in the middle, and the freeway and rail corridor run the length of the suburb, giving rats a highway through it.

What we treat most in Stirling

The Stirling pest short-list.

Rats and mice

Osborne Park's industrial precinct, the rail and freeway reserves and fifty-year-old roof voids. Stirling is a rodent suburb from May to August. We proof the roofline, place tamper-resistant stations and follow up. Rodent management.

Termites

Original 1970s timber framing and mature gardens in the old homes; bridged or lapsed management systems in the rebuilds. Both need an AS 4349.3 inspection every 12 months, and the new-home certificate usually requires it.

Cockroaches

German cockroaches moving between grouped dwellings through shared services, American cockroaches from drains and the precinct. Gel and growth regulator in the kitchen, drain treatment where the species calls for it, and strata coordination where it is a complex. Cockroach management.

Ants and spiders

Coastal brown ants under paving and along retaining walls, black ants in the old vegetable gardens, redbacks in retic boxes, under coping and behind the roller door. Ant management and a general pest treatment.

What's active now

This season in Stirling.

Spring in Stirling: ant trails on driveways and pool surrounds, redbacks under outdoor furniture and in retic boxes, and the roof rats that spent winter in the ceiling are breeding. If you have bought or built a new home in the last few years, check the date on the termite management certificate; if the annual inspection has lapsed, book it before November's swarms.

Sep – NovSpring: ants and spiders wake up

Warmer soil brings coastal brown ants and redbacks out. Good time for a perimeter treatment before summer.

Nov – AprSummer: termite swarm season

Subterranean termites swarm on warm, humid evenings. Sandy northern-suburb soils and garden timber raise the risk.

Mar – MayAutumn: cockroaches move indoors

German and Australian cockroaches follow warmth and food into kitchens as nights cool.

May – AugWinter: rodents in the roof

Rats and mice look for warm voids. Sealing entry points now beats baiting later.

Services

Every service we run in Stirling.

What it typically comes to in Stirling. 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. Most homes here are 1970s to 1980s brick and tile on sand, the standard job for us, so quotes sit close to the middle of each range. Every job is quoted itemised in writing before we start, with no call-out fee and no deposit. Full investment guide · Termite barrier vs baiting prices.

Moving out, or between tenants

Vacate flea treatment and end-of-lease pest control in Stirling.

Moving out of a rental in Stirling 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.

Vacate flea treatment End-of-lease pest control

Questions

Asked in Stirling.

Who does pest control in Stirling?

DJ Pest is a family-run pest control business that services Stirling from its base in Warwick WA 6024, about 12 minutes away. It is registered with WA Health as a pest management business (PMB 3000), gives an itemised written price before any work starts, and is open Mon–Sun 7:00am–6:00pm. It is rated 5.0 from 25 Google reviews. Call 0468 170 107 or see the price ranges.

I have just moved into a new townhouse in Stirling. Do I need to worry about termites?

Yes, in a specific way. New homes are built with a termite management system, and its certificate almost always requires an annual inspection to stay valid. Garden beds, paving, retic and alfresco slabs added after handover are the most common thing we find bridging a system. An AS 4349.3 inspection every 12 months keeps the house and the paperwork protected, and we can check the existing system's plan against what is on the ground.

Why are cockroaches a problem in grouped dwellings and units?

German cockroaches and mice move between lots through shared walls, plumbing penetrations and service risers, so a treatment that covers only the unit that complained gets re-infested from next door. We treat your lot thoroughly, seal the penetrations we can reach and, where it is a strata complex, recommend a coordinated program through the strata manager, which is what works. Cockroach management.

Where are the rats coming from in Stirling?

Usually the Osborne Park precinct, the rail and freeway reserves and older sheds, then into roof voids through gaps at eaves, gutter joints under trees and unsealed penetrations. We find and seal the entry points first, then place locked stations along the runs. Bait without proofing in Stirling is a treadmill.

Do you service businesses in the Osborne Park and Stirling commercial areas?

Yes. Warehouses, showrooms, food processors and cafes around Cedric Street, Scarborough Beach Road and Hutton Street get a documented program: numbered stations on a site map, cockroach gel and IGR in kitchens, same-day service reports and a treatment record kept for three years as the Health (Pesticides) Regulations require. Commercial pest management.

How far is Stirling from Warwick?

About twelve minutes down Wanneroo Road or the freeway to Cedric Street. Same-day for active rodents or wasps is usually possible, and we are in the suburb most weeks.

What customers say

What our customers say.

5.0 average from 25 Google reviews. Showing 3. Read every review or see them on Google.

Google

Couldn’t recommend Dane highly enough! We’d been having an ongoing issue with ants around the house and nothing we tried seemed to keep them away. Dane came out, was incredibly thorough, explained exactly what he was doing and got the problem under control straight away. We’ve noticed such a huge difference since! Professional, reliable and genuinely cares about doing the job properly. Phenomenal service from start to finish and we’ll definitely be using him again!

Leah S.Ants
Reply from DJ Pest

Thanks Trish! You sure did have an ant problem but I’m glad we found the source. I may have to call in for a haircut soon, I hear you are world class! Until next next time 🕷️🐀🦂🦟🪳

Google

Really happy with DJ Pest!!!! We'd been putting up with rats scratching around in the roof at our place in Warwick for weeks, plus mosquitoes making the backyard unusable in the evenings and ants marching across the driveway. DJ Pest came out, sorted all three in one go and explained exactly what they were doing and why. The roof has been silent since, the mozzies are gone and the driveway is clear. Professional, on time and fair on price. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone!!!

Brooke J.Warwick · Rodents · Mosquitoes · Ants
Reply from DJ Pest

You are very welcome Brooke! I personally get targeted by mozzies and there is nothing worse when they are getting the kids too! Thanks for calling DJ Pest!

Google

Excellent customer service, very knowledgeable and explained thoroughly what he was going to do and what each chemical did. Punctual, happy to discuss your needs and no nasty surprises for price. You get what you pay for, and this was a service that really was more than I paid for. Highly recommended!!

Scott B.Ants · Termites · Cockroaches · Spiders
Reply from DJ Pest

Scott you are a world class sparky and even better bloke. Appreciate you and your support. Wishing Collingwood Magpies better luck next year!

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5 stars all round. Cant fault the lads. Incredible, nailed our termite problem ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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