Is a termite inspection the same as termite treatment?

No. The inspection finds out whether termites are there and what's at risk; treatment only follows if they're found, or to protect the house. Our termite treatment page explains the options.

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Pest control Taree: termite checks, ticks and mosquitoes

What we can say about the Manning

A big council area

MidCoast Council says its area runs from beaches to mountains over 10,000 square kilometres, with Taree and Forster-Tuncurry its two main population centres. It's a big, varied area, so say where you are when you ask about a pest.

In the Hunter New England health district

NSW Health has described Taree's Manning Hospital redevelopment as delivered with Hunter New England Local Health District. For 2024 to 2025, NSW Health said Ross River virus notifications were highest in inland regions, naming Hunter New England, Murrumbidgee and Western NSW.

Not on the JEV list, as at mid 2026

As at 30 July 2026, NSW Health's list of Japanese encephalitis high risk areas didn't include Mid-Coast. Lists change, so check NSW Health before you travel inland or if you're unsure.

Ticks and tides

NSW Health says ticks are common in bushland and long grass on the east coast, and that on the coast tidal inundation drives mosquito breeding as well as rain.

A termite inspection in Taree: what it should cover

A good inspection covers the roof space, the subfloor, the outside walls and the garden, and ends with a written report. Most people only find termites when timber is already damaged: in a CSIRO survey of homes in 1996 to 1998, 86% noticed damaged wood first, 34% mud tubes and 8% wings.

In NSW, a timber pest inspection that uses no pesticide doesn't need an EPA licence. So ask the inspector about their training and their insurance, including professional indemnity, as NSW Government advice suggests for inspections.

If termites are found

Leave them alone. CSIRO says not to disturb termites, because several control options depend on finding them still active, so don't break open mud or pull out damaged timber.

For the treatment, the person doing the work needs a NSW pest management technician licence, and anyone who first got or renewed theirs after 17 December 2021 needs the timber pest licence for termite work. NSW licences belong to the individual, not the company, and the NSW EPA says to check the photo licence card matches the person in front of you and hasn't expired.

Ticks after a walk

NSW Health Pathology says the paralysis tick is most likely to be met in its dangerous adult form from September to December. If one is attached, NSW Health advises freezing it with an ether-based spray from a pharmacy, rather than squeezing it or pulling it out.

If you have a known tick allergy, NSW Health says not to disturb the tick at all and to get urgent medical help.

The one job worth doing first

If your house hasn't had a termite inspection in years, book that before anything else, and keep the report somewhere you'll find it. Everything else on this page you can mostly handle with long pants, a weekly tip-out of standing water and a look at your fly screens.

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