Snakes are not a pest job
Snakes are protected in Queensland, so never try to catch or kill one. Keep a licensed snake catcher's details handy. If one's inside, close internal doors and open external doors so it can leave. For a bite, call 000.
What The Gap backs onto
Enoggera Reservoir
Seqwater says the reservoir, built in 1866, sits next to The Gap, with bushwalking and mountain bike links into the D'Aguilar Park trails.
Enoggera Creek
The suburb's flood alert reads from Enoggera Creek at Royal Parade. Water that sits after a big rain can breed freshwater mosquitoes, even a long way from the bay.
Sugar gliders on the record
Brisbane City Council's 2010 gliders statement lists The Gap among the western suburbs with sugar glider records.
Ticks in long grass
NSW Health says ticks are common in bushland and long grass along the east coast. The paralysis tick is most likely to be met as a dangerous adult from September to December.
Ticks on you or the dog
NSW Health advises freezing an attached tick with an ether-based spray from a pharmacy, and not squeezing it or pulling it out. With a known tick allergy, don't disturb it, and get urgent medical help.
A vet is the right call for your dog.
If you've got a rainwater tank
Brisbane City Council says rainwater tanks that aren't sealed and screened can let container mosquitoes breed all year, and a gap the size of a matchstick head is enough. If your block has a tank, that's where to look first.
Jobs worth paying for in The Gap
- A yearly termite inspection, which is what the QBCC advises.
- Rats or mice in the ceiling that survive a clean-up.
- Possum proofing, with any catch and release under Queensland's 25 metre rule.
- A timber pest report before you buy. In a building and pest inspection, that's the half we pass on.
And one to report
Suspected fire ants aren't on that list. Tell Biosecurity Queensland inside 24 hours, as Queensland law requires, and leave the nest be.
What we reckon
Check the tank screen and the termite paperwork, and let the wildlife be wildlife. For anything inside the house, 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.
