What sits around Strathpine
Two rivers
A 2012 study for Moreton Bay's council says the South Pine River meets the North Pine at Bald Hills and Strathpine. The vegetation along it is mostly in narrow strips.
Sheds and streets
The same study describes the land east towards Eatons Hill as developed, with industrial sites and little vegetation. Around sheds and loading areas, rats are more about bins and storage than bush.
Who gets the helicopter
City of Moreton Bay's aerial mosquito list names nearby Lawnton but not Strathpine. Here, what collects in plant saucers, tyres, buckets, tanks and blocked gutters is largely on you.
A town from the 1860s
The council's history page says Strathpine was developed in the 1860s, at the southern end of the city. Whatever the age of your house, ask what termite management it has.
Rats, mynas and what the council expects
The council says property owners are responsible for treating rodent problems on their land. Its own tips are simple: cover your bins, don't overfill them, and clear pet food away as soon as your pet's finished.
Common mynas are a roof issue too. The council suggests covering holes in your roof and guttering to stop them nesting, and not leaving scraps out.
Running a business here? Our commercial pest control page covers what food and storage sites usually ask for.
Before you call anyone
You can
- Empty anything that held rain this week, including the buckets behind the shed.
- Clear blocked gutters and keep tank gaps covered with mosquito-proof screen.
- Move rubbish bags out of the open, and keep lids shut.
- Report suspected fire ants to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours, as Queensland law says, and keep away from the mound.
Leave to a pest business
- Finding rodent runs and how they get in.
- Termite inspections every year, as the council advises.
- Termite treatment, under a QBCC licence and a pest licence.
- Timber pest reports for buyers.
Buying in Strathpine
For a building and pest inspection in Strathpine, ask the inspector which licences they hold. The QBCC treats the building and termite sides separately, and we pass on the timber pest side only.
We'd start here
Bins and water first, since they take only a morning. If rats or roaches are still around a fortnight later, tell us what you've seen and your postcode.
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.
