What's different in Cannington
The river program
The City of Canning inspects and treats mosquito larvae in known breeding areas around the Canning River, traps adult mosquitoes, and monitors and treats stormwater drains around the river.
Tides and storms count
The City says mosquitoes cause the most nuisance during warmer months, and it watches tides, storm surge data and cyclonic activity over summer.
Stormwater in the middle of the suburb
Wharf Street Basin was an inaccessible stormwater basin before it became a community smart park. The City says basins like it capture surface water after rain, before it reaches the river.
Freight neighbours
In November 2023 the WA Government named Canning, Welshpool and Kewdale among the traditional European wasp hotspots, and DPIRD's 2025 to 2026 nest list included Canning. That's an area pattern, so report a suspected wasp to DPIRD.
What's left to you
The City's work covers the river and the drains around it. At home it asks you to remove water-holding containers from around the house and fit insect screens to windows, doors and vents.
WA Health says Ross River and Barmah Forest virus risk can reach parts of the Perth metropolitan area in some years, mostly between September and May. That's a health matter for WA Health. No pest business can prevent it, and emptying standing water is the part in your hands.
Rats, and what the bait does next
The City of Canning says studies in Australia have found harmful, often fatal levels of second generation rodent baits in dead birds of prey, including southern boobooks, wedge-tailed eagles and powerful owls. So ask a pest business which bait it would use and why, and how it plans to limit the risk to wildlife.
WA Health says a technician should outline a treatment plan, and a different product may be needed if rodents persist. If a child swallows bait, call 13 11 26. If a pet does, go straight to the vet.
Bees on your block
The City says beehives kept on private property are the owner's or resident's responsibility. A swarm passing through is usually a beekeeper's job. Bees that have moved into a wall go to a pest business.
Good questions for a Cannington job
- Which product will you use, and what's its full name?
- Are you treating only what I can see, or finding where it comes from?
- What's your Department of Health registration number?
- Will you explain any risk to pets, wildlife or sensitive people?
What we'd do about pests in Cannington
Walk the yard after rain and tip out anything holding water, because that's the mosquito job the City can't do for you. For rats, ask about the bait before you say yes. For anything else, tap 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.
