Pest guides

Practical advice for Garden Route homes and businesses

Seasonal problems, house sales, holiday homes and the questions we get asked on almost every job, answered properly.

Technician inspecting a room before a property sale

Getting a beetle certificate when you sell your house

You've accepted an offer, the agent mentions a beetle certificate, and you've never needed one before. This is the whole process, in the order it happens.

Termite workers and a soldier in a mud gallery

Termites

Flying ants or termites? How to tell, and what to do next

A warm, sticky evening after the first proper rain, and suddenly there are hundreds of winged insects around the lights and a pile of wings on the windowsill. Here's how to work out what you're looking at.

Rodents

Rats in the roof in autumn: a seasonal plan

The first cool evening of the year, you're in bed and something runs across the ceiling. Here's why autumn is when it starts, and how to get ahead of it next year.

Rodents

Rats or mice? How to tell which one you have

You haven't actually seen it, but something is in the pantry, and you'd like to know what before you buy a trap. The evidence it leaves behind is usually enough.

Holiday homes

Getting a holiday home ready for December

The house has been closed since Easter. You'll arrive tired, with a car full of children and groceries. A bit of organising from a distance means you open the door to a clean house, not a smell.

Garden invaders

Millipedes in the house after rain

Two days of heavy rain, and now there are curled-up black millipedes in the garage, along the passage and in the shower. They're harmless, but they keep coming.

Klein Karoo

Scorpion safety in the Klein Karoo: a family checklist

In Oudtshoorn, De Rust or Calitzdorp, a scorpion on the bathroom floor on a hot night is part of life. A few habits keep it from becoming a trip to the hospital.

Bees

What to do about a bee swarm

You walk outside and there's a humming brown ball of bees hanging from the lemon tree. Before anyone reaches for the hosepipe, here's what's actually going on and how to handle the next day or two.

Foundation trench ready for soil poisoning

Building

Soil poisoning for new builds: what to ask your builder

You're paying for the house, but the builder runs the site. These are the questions that make sure the termite protection under your slab actually gets done, at the right time, and stays intact.

Safety

Is pest control safe for pets and children?

You want the cockroaches gone, but there's a toddler on the floor, a cat on every surface and a fish tank in the lounge. Here's what a treatment involves, and what you need to do.

Damp homes

Fishmoths, booklice and damp homes

Holes in the good tablecloth, specks moving across the bathroom windowsill, a musty cupboard you'd rather not open. These insects are telling you something about the air in your house.

Business

Pest control for restaurants and food premises

For a kitchen, pests aren't only a hygiene problem. They're an inspection finding, a bad review and, at worst, a closed door. This guide is for owners, chefs and managers who'd rather never find out.

Pets

Flea season with pets: staying ahead of it

Every summer the same thing happens: the dog starts scratching, the cat goes off to sulk, and someone gets a ring of bites around the ankles. It's easier to prevent than to fix.

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