Why a field guide
Most people searching about pests aren't ready to book anyone yet. They've found something in the kitchen, heard something in the roof, or seen mud on a pier under the house, and the first question is what it is. So the site starts there: photos of the pests that turn up in Australian homes, the signs they leave, and where in the house they live.
When you know what you're dealing with, the next question is who handles it. That's the second half of what we do.
Why one business, not five
Only one local pest business gets your number. We'd rather send your job to the one business suited to it than start a ring-around. We pass your enquiry to one local pest business that handles exactly this. They quote, do the work and deal with you directly.
What we don't do
We don't do pest work, sell pest products or recommend chemicals. We don't make claims about pest products or promise results, and we don't rank businesses or publish prices. When a job is really for someone else (a beekeeper for a swarm, a snake catcher, the state biosecurity team for fire ants or European wasps in WA), we say so.
How we write
Every rule, number and season on this site comes from a public source we can point to: health departments, environment and biosecurity agencies, museums and the regulators themselves. Each page lists its sources at the foot. Our editorial policy explains how.
