Pest control in Warwick, from the suburb we live in.
DJ Pest is based in Warwick. When something is running around your roof void on Beach Road or ants have found the kitchen off Erindale Road, we're already in the postcode.
- WA licence 13914
- Registered business PMB 3000
- Itemised price in writing
- Same-day for active pests
Warwick was laid out in the late 1960s and built through the 1970s, and most of the suburb still looks like it: brick veneer and double brick homes on quarter-acre blocks, tiled roofs on timber framing, and gardens that have had fifty years to mature. The suburb sits on the Spearwood dune system, which means yellow-brown Karrakatta sand that drains fast and stays warm well into autumn. That is comfortable for people and very comfortable for subterranean termites, coastal brown ants and the black rats that use mature trees as a highway to the roof.
The other thing that shapes pest pressure here is Warwick Open Space. It is a large tract of remnant banksia woodland in the middle of the suburb, and it is a good thing to have. It also means the streets around it (and around the Warwick Leisure Centre and the train station end of the suburb) carry more spiders, more native cockroaches in autumn and more rodent traffic in winter than a street with nothing but lawn for a kilometre in every direction. We factor that into how we treat, not just what we treat.
The Warwick pest short-list.
Termites
Fifty-year-old timber roof framing, timber pergolas built straight onto sandy soil and garden beds pushed hard up against the slab. Warwick homes tick every box. Many have never had an AS 4349.3 inspection.
Coastal brown ants
The dominant nuisance ant across the suburb. They nest in the sand under paving and along retaining walls and run a super-colony across several properties, which is why a repellent spray from the hardware store makes them worse.
Rats in the roof
Black rats climb. Mature peppermints, olive trees and old grapevines against the eaves are the usual route into a 1970s roof void. Sealing the gaps matters more than the bait.
Spiders and cockroaches
Redbacks under coping and inside meter boxes, native cockroaches wandering in from the Open Space in autumn. Both are handled inside a general pest treatment.
This season in Warwick.
It is spring in Warwick. The sand has warmed, coastal brown ant trails are reappearing along paths and pool surrounds, and redbacks are setting up under outdoor furniture. Termite swarms usually start on the first warm, humid evenings from November, so this is the month to book an inspection if the house has not had one in the last year.
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.
Four jobs we do every week in Warwick.
Termite inspection
AS 4349.3 timber pest inspection with photos, moisture readings and a written report.
Learn moreGeneral pest treatment
Cockroaches, spiders, silverfish and ants, internal and external, with a six-month re-treatment promise.
Learn moreAnt control
Coastal brown ant super-colonies treated with non-repellents and baits, not a quick spray.
Learn moreRodent control
Species identified, entry points sealed, tamper-resistant stations placed and checked.
Learn moreWhat it costs in Warwick. A general pest treatment for a three-bedroom home is typically $250 to $350, an external ant treatment $250 to $400, a rodent program $220 to $380 and a timber pest inspection $250 to $350. Typical ranges only; every job is quoted itemised in writing before we start, with no call-out fee and no deposit. See the full price guide.
Also servicing the suburbs around Warwick.
Based in Warwick, Warwick is we're based here away. All service areas.
Asked in Warwick.
Do you charge a call-out fee in Warwick?
No. There is no call-out fee anywhere in our service area, and Warwick is where we are based, so there is no travel component in a Warwick quote at all. Every job is priced itemised in writing before we start.
My 1970s Warwick home has never had a termite inspection. Is that a problem?
It is a gap worth closing. Timber roof framing, sandy soil and mature gardens are the three things termites want, and a home built before physical termite barriers were standard has none of the protection a newer estate home has. An inspection to AS 4349.3 takes about an hour and gives you a written report with photos.
Why do the ants come back after I spray them?
Almost every persistent ant in Warwick is the coastal brown ant, which lives in a linked super-colony under paving, lawn and neighbouring yards. A repellent spray kills the foragers you can see and pushes the colony to bud into new nests. We use slow-acting non-repellent products and baits so the workers carry the treatment home. How we treat ants.
Do you treat homes backing onto Warwick Open Space differently?
Slightly. We spend more time on the external harbourage side: eaves, weep holes, retaining walls, sheds and the fence line facing the bush, and we talk through rodent proofing at the roofline because tree cover gives rats a direct route. The chemistry is the same; the emphasis shifts.
How quickly can you get to a Warwick job?
Usually same day for active rodents, wasps or a termite find, and within a day or two for a routine treatment. We are in the suburb, so a Warwick call is the easiest one on the run sheet.
Get a fair, itemised price in Warwick.
Tell us what you're seeing and where. We'll call you back with a written, itemised price before anything is booked. No obligation, no pressure.
Prefer to talk? Call 0447 747 769
Or text photos of the pest or droppings to 0447 747 769 and we'll identify it.