Can a pest business fix a mouse plague?

They can bait and proof your house and sheds, but they can't change what's happening across the region. Expect mice to keep testing the house while numbers are high, which is why sealing gaps matters as much as the treatment.

What do I do if I see a European wasp?

Report it to DPIRD or with the MyPestGuide Reporter app, and stay well back from any nest. DPIRD deals with European wasp nests in WA; it isn't a pest business job.

Is it a mouse or a rat?

Size of the droppings is the quickest clue: DBCA says rat droppings are about 1.5 cm and mouse droppings less than 1 cm. Our mice and rats pages go further.

Pest control Geraldton: mice, termites and wasp reports

With mouse bait in the house

If a child might have swallowed bait, ring the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 now, without waiting for symptoms. If the dog or cat has eaten bait or a poisoned mouse, go to the vet. Keep every bait where children and pets can't reach it.

What's different in Geraldton

A big mouse year in the Mid West

In May 2026, DPIRD reported unprecedented mouse levels in regional WA, naming the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance. WA Health said the mice had damaged crops and affected local businesses, community facilities and private homes.

They breed fast

WA Health says rats and mice can breed approximately every 20 days, and can spread diseases to people and pets, including salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, leptospirosis and tularemia.

A European wasp nest in Webberton

In November 2025, DPIRD destroyed a European wasp nest found in Webberton and put extra surveillance traps in the area to look for others. Geraldton and Kalbarri are both on DPIRD's list of regional towns where nests have been found. Report a suspected one to DPIRD.

Termites, the same as anywhere in WA

The state's Building and Energy advice applies here too: a termite inspection at least once a year, and your own look around the house every six months.

Keeping mice out of a Geraldton house

In a year with high numbers around town and on farms, we'd put proofing ahead of baiting. WA Health's list: food in sealed containers, bins with tight lids emptied often, gaps and holes into the house sealed, clutter cleared from around the property, and no open compost.

WA Health says rats and mice nest in houses, sheds, garages and gardens, and in wood piles and thick vegetation. Store pet food and bulk feed in sealed containers, and pick up fallen fruit. Under WA's Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911, owners and renters are both responsible for keeping rats and mice from living on the property.

When to bring in a pest business

Once mice are in the roof space or the walls, or you're finding droppings in the kitchen after a clean-up, it's worth a technician. Expect an inspection for entry points, bait stations (locked boxes that hold the bait) placed out of reach of children and pets, and sealing of the gaps they found.

Ask for the product's full name and where each station is, and what happens if the mice keep coming. WA Health says a different product may be needed if they persist.

A Geraldton house in a mouse year

Seal gaps around pipes, doors and vents, inside the shed as well as the house.
Cover floor vents and rainwater tank openings with mesh no coarser than 1 mm.
Keep the shed and garage tidy, with feed and seed in sealed tubs.
Wear a face mask when sweeping up droppings, and disinfect the surfaces after.

Where we'd start with pests in Geraldton

We'd seal up and clean up first, because that's what keeps the house ahead when numbers are high across the region. If you're still hearing them at night after that, tap Rats or mice with your postcode.

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