How to Prepare for My Pest Service

If you are looking to book a pest control treatment soon, here are some helpful tips for how you should prepare your home.

Internal Pest Control Preparation

Internal treatment areas include skirting boards, inside roof void & gel to wet areas in home.

Lift loose items up off the floor e.g. clothing, toys
Keep children/toddlers and babies away from treatment areas until dry
Keep all pets away from treatment areas until dry. Suggested to put cats in cat box till treatment dry
Mop your floors the night before
Refrain from mopping floors for a week after treatment
Clear kitchen benchtops to remove open food products from area
Cover birds and fish/reptile tanks before treatment. If applicable, switch off fish tank pumps and filters

External treatment areas include under eaves, around windows, external walls & along the ground.

Keep children and pets away from treatment areas until dry
Move loose items, toys, bikes, hanging clothes, edible plants, pet water & food bowls away from exterior walls
Remove clothing off clothes lines
Shut windows and doors

Sensitivities

Please inform our staff when booking if pregnant or respiratory sensitivities (including babies and crawling children)
We recommend you stay out of the home until treatment is dry
For internal webbing spider treatments, ventilate your home as per recommended time frame from technician on site

Maintain a clean environment as excessive stored items in a home or against the exterior of a home provide breeding grounds for all manner of insects
Keep your external walls and roof clear of vegetation. Ants and other insects will use this as a bridge to enter your home
Keep up with regular pest control treatments for your home
Keep your pets treated for fleas and wash their soft bedding/blankets and toys regularly to help manage flea breeding grounds

Download a quick referral guide here.

Learn more about what happens after a pest control treatment here.