Is it a myna or a noisy miner?

The common myna is brown with a black head, a yellow bill, yellow legs and bare yellow skin around the eye, and shows big white wing patches in flight, the Australian Museum says. If it isn't brown with a black head, it's probably not a myna.

Who deals with a wasp nest in Bathurst?

On your own property, a pest business. Keep people and pets away, don't disturb the hole, and call 000 if anyone stung has trouble breathing. Our wasp nest removal page has the detail.

Pest control Bathurst: mynas, wasps and home inspections

What's different in Bathurst

Mynas are a council-listed pest bird

Bathurst Regional Council's fact sheet on the common myna says the birds pair up to breed from September to March and nest in holes in walls, ceilings and house eaves. A gap under the roof line is an open invitation during those months.

European wasps are recorded here

The Australian Museum lists Bathurst among the inland NSW places where European wasps are found. Their nests are usually underground, so watch for wasps streaming in and out of one hole in the lawn or a garden bed.

A Japanese encephalitis listing

As at 30 July 2026, NSW Health lists Bathurst as a Japanese encephalitis high risk area. Questions about it, including vaccination, go to NSW Health or your GP.

Inland mosquito figures

NSW Health groups mosquito-borne virus activity into inland, tablelands and coastal zones, and in 2024 to 2025 it said Ross River virus was highest in inland regions, Western NSW among them.

Getting birds out of the roof line

Mynas use the same kind of gaps that possums and rats find, so the fix is about the gap more than the bird. A pest business can quote to close broken vents, gaps under ridge capping and holes around pipes, once any nest is empty.

Timing matters with birds. A nest closed in with chicks inside means a smell and a mess later, so ask how they'll check the cavity before sealing it.

Buying a home in Bathurst

NSW Government advice says a seller's pre-sale report can help, but it's no substitute for your own independent inspection. It also suggests choosing an inspector with adequate insurance cover, particularly professional indemnity.

The building report and the timber pest report answer different questions. A building inspection won't show whether termites are still active, the same advice says, so get the pest inspection too. Ask for both before the 5 business day cooling-off period runs out.

Questions for a building and pest inspection

Is the timber pest inspection done by someone separate from the building inspector?
Will you get into the roof space and the subfloor, and say if any area couldn't be reached?
What insurance do you carry, including professional indemnity?
When will I have the written report, and will you talk me through it?

Our take on pests in Bathurst

Walk around the house in late winter, before mynas start pairing in September, and photograph every gap along the eaves and vents. That one walk tells a pest business exactly what to quote on.

Want someone to look at it?

Tell us what you've seen and your postcode, and a local pest business that handles exactly that calls you to talk it through.

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