What's different around Wyong
A very large catchment
The NSW Government puts Tuggerah Lake's catchment at 714.5 square kilometres, around two thirds of it forested. The lake meets the ocean at The Entrance.
Forest to the west
Jilliby State Conservation Area, in the lake's western catchment, protects the headwaters of the Wyong River and nearby creeks. NPWS describes tall moist eucalypt forest there, with rainforest along the gullies.
Mosquito results
NSW Health rated Wyong's trap as medium in the week ending 7 February 2026. Its 2024 to 2025 report lists a Stratford virus find at Halekulani under Wyong. Neither is a human case, and neither is something a pest business can prevent.
Paralysis ticks
Bush and long grass are where they live, and NSW Health Pathology puts adults at their most likely from September to December.
Treating near tanks, dams and creeks
The catchments around Jilliby provide 50% of the Central Coast's domestic water, so it pays to be careful around any waterway. Tell the technician about tanks, dams, fish ponds, stock and veggie gardens before they start, so they can plan the treatment and tell you any precautions.
Ask for the product's full name and its safety data sheet, which a pest controller in NSW must provide if you ask. NSW EPA advice is also to cover bird cages and fish tanks, and to keep young children, pregnant women and the elderly away until the area has dried and been aired.
Bigger blocks
Sheds, feed stores and old timber give rats and mice more cover than a suburban yard. Keep feed in sealed bins, stack materials off the ground, and clear what you don't need. Tell the pest business about outbuildings up front, because they change the size of the job. There's more on signs and treatment on our rats and mice page.
Before spring
- Slash long grass near the house and paths.
- Clear pot bases, troughs and old tyres of water.
- Check gutters and tank screens.
- Stack firewood away from walls.
What we'd do about pests in Wyong
Sort long grass and standing water before spring, and tell any technician about your water and animals up front. If it's been a few years since a termite inspection, we'd book one. For anything else, tell us what you've seen.
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.
