Will proofing stop mynas nesting in my roof?

Proofing closes the ways in that the birds are using. Ask the pest business what's included if they find a new gap later, and get that in writing.

Is a bee swarm dangerous?

Swarming bees are usually placid if nobody disturbs them, but keep children and pets back. If someone who's stung has trouble breathing or swelling of the face or throat, call 000.

Do you cover the villages around Tamworth?

Yes. Give your postcode with what you've seen.

Pest control Tamworth: mynas, bees and mosquitoes

What's different in Tamworth

Mynas in roof cavities

The Tamworth Regional Landcare Association says common mynas here nest in roof cavities, signs and hollows that native species once used. Local groups manage them through education and humane trapping, and are developing a mobile aviary for trapped birds with Tamworth Regional Council.

Nesting from October

The Australian Museum says the common myna breeds from October to March and favours the walls and ceilings of buildings, with roof voids used as communal roosts. Daytime chatter and scrabbling in the eaves in spring is often birds, not possums.

Inland mosquitoes

Inland NSW mosquito numbers follow rain and irrigation, NSW Health says, and Culex annulirostris was the most abundant inland species over the summer of the 2024 to 2025 season. As at 30 July 2026, NSW Health lists Tamworth as a Japanese encephalitis high risk area; its bite advice is the one to follow.

Fire ants

Any suspected fire ant in NSW gets reported, not treated: contact the NSW Biosecurity Helpline.

Birds in the roof: what a pest business does

A pest business's part is proofing: finding where birds get into the roof or eaves, and closing those gaps with mesh or caps once no birds or chicks are inside. Our bird proofing page covers what the job involves.

All native birds are protected in NSW, so the technician needs to know which bird it is before any gap is closed. The trapping side of myna control belongs to the Landcare and council program, not to a pest treatment.

Bee removal is really two different jobs

When people say bee removal, they mean one of two things. A swarm is a ball of bees hanging off a branch, fence or letterbox while it looks for a home; it's usually calm when left alone, and a beekeeper is the natural first call. Bees flying in and out of one spot in the wall or the roof have already built a nest inside, and that's a pest business's job.

What you can do, and what to hand over

You can

Watch where the birds or bees go in, and photograph it from the ground.
Note whether bees are clustered outside or streaming into a gap.
Keep everyone away from a swarm or a nest entrance.
Empty standing water around the yard every week through summer.

Leave to a pest business

Proofing gaps in the roof, eaves and solar panels against birds.
Bees nesting inside a wall, roof or chimney.
Wasp nests anywhere near the house.
The timber pest inspection when you buy.

What we'd do about pests in Tamworth

We'd note where the birds or bees are getting in, take a photo from the ground, and tap it with our postcode. If we were buying in Tamworth, the timber pest inspection would be booked before exchange, not after.

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.

What have you seen?