Pest Control Bellarine Peninsula
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Geelong Pest Control offers a full range of pest control and termite services to homeowners and businesses right across the Bellarine Peninsula. Our core services include residential pest control, commercial pest control, termite inspections and termite treatments, plus a range of specialist treatments for specific pest problems.
Suburbs we service on the Bellarine Peninsula
- Barwon Heads
- Bellarine
- Clifton Springs
- Curlewis
- Drysdale
- Leopold
- Ocean Grove
- Portarlington
- St. Leonards
Protect Your Home and Business from Pests
Our core services include residential pest control, commercial pest control, termite inspections and termite treatments. We also offer a range of specialist pest control treatments for specific pest problems.
Pest control Bellarine
Most homeowners opt for a once-a-year general pest control treatment. It covers all the main crawling insects and comes with a 6-month warranty. If you have a specific pest problem or a major infestation, we also offer a range of specialist treatments tailored to the pest involved.
Termite Services
Termites represent a significant and ever present threat to homes in Victoria. With termite damage not covered by standard home insurance, having a termite management plan to protect your home is essential. A termite management plan consists of regular termite inspections and a termite treatment to provide long term protection.
Termite Inspections Bellarine
Annual termite inspections are the minimum recommended action that all homeowners should take to protect their home from termites. To back up the experience of our termite inspectors, we also use the latest termite detection equipment (Termatrac) to give our customers (and ourselves!) that we have completed a comprehensive inspection.
The termite inspection will not only find signs of termite activity and damage on the property but will identify potential issues that may increase the risk of a termite attack.
Termite Treatments Bellarine
To provide long termite protection from termites, it is important homes have termite protection. Most new homes will have termite protection installed during construction. But older homes, or homes where the protection system has been compromised, will need a termite treatment to provide ongoing protection.
Termite treatments can either consist of a treatment to the soil around and under the building (for a sub-floor), or the installation of a termite baiting system. From our experience, we find that treating the soil around the building, effectively creating a termite barrier, provides the highest level of termite protection.
Commercial Pest Control Bellarine Peninsula
For business and organisations across the Bellarine Peninsula, we offer a range of commercial pest control packages. Typically, this will involve regular pest control servicing to keep your premises pest controlled. We will design a tailored package to meet your particular requirements.
Frequently asked questions for pest control Bellarine
What pests are most common on the Bellarine Peninsula?
The Bellarine’s mild coastal climate keeps pests active most of the year. Spiders and crawling insects are the most common problem from spring through autumn, mosquitoes can be an issue near the lakes and wetlands around Curlewis and Connewarre, and rodents tend to move indoors over the cooler months. Termites are an ever-present, year-round threat to homes across the peninsula.
Which Bellarine suburbs do you service?
We provide pest control and termite services across the whole Bellarine Peninsula, including Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Curlewis, Leopold, Portarlington and St Leonards. If your suburb isn’t listed, call us on 1300 135 519 and we almost certainly cover it.
How often should I get a termite inspection?
For homes on the Bellarine Peninsula we recommend a professional termite inspection at least once a year. Termite damage isn’t covered by standard home insurance, so an annual inspection is the minimum recommended step to protect your home, and it lets us catch activity early before it becomes costly damage.
What should I do if I find termites in my home?
Don’t disturb them or spray them with household insecticide, as this makes the colony move and spread to other parts of the house. Leave them alone and call a professional immediately on 1300 135 519 so we can carry out an inspection and recommend the right treatment.
Is your pest control safe for children and pets?
Yes. The safety of your family, pets and the environment is our number-one priority. We apply products in accordance with their label and target the areas where pests live rather than open living spaces. We’ll let you know how long to keep children and pets off treated areas, usually just until the treatment has dried.
How long does a pest treatment take to work?
You’ll often see a knockdown of visible pests within 24 to 48 hours. For ants, cockroaches and rodents that rely on baiting, the full effect builds over the following one to three weeks as the treatment reaches the nest or colony. Avoid mopping or vacuuming treated skirting boards for 7 to 10 days so the residual barrier stays effective.
Do you offer a warranty on your treatments?
Yes. Our standard general pest treatment comes with a 6 month warranty. If covered pests return within the warranty period, we’ll come back and re-treat at no extra cost.
Why choose Geelong pest control?
What our customers say
Bellarine Peninsula – Interesting facts and key pests
- The traditional owners of the Bellarine Peninsula are the Wadawurrung nation
- The first settlers arrived in the 1835 and by 1850, the Bellarine Peninsula had become a major wheat producing area
- With its improved transport infrastructure, the peninsula became an option for Melbourne commuters and led to a great increase in population due to “Seachange” phenonenon. Indeed, the SeaChange televisions series was filmed at Barwon Heads on the peninsula.
- The Bellarine peninsula has a mild climate, generally cool in the summer but mild in the winter. It can always get the cold southerlies! As a coastal area it gets increased rainfall, with late Autumn and Spring having the peak rainfall months.
- The mild climate means the pests are always present without really exploding (as they can in periods of hot weather). The good rainfall provides ideal conditions for spiders and insects to breed. Spiders and crawling insects are an issue from Spring to Autumn. Mosquitoes can be an issue around the lake and wetlands areas. Termites are an ever present threat to homes. Rodents tend to become more of an issue in the cooler months.
Call Geelong Pest Control to protect your home and family from termites and other pests