Katikati pest control for rats, wasps and cockroaches
Wasp nests on the orchard boundary, rats in the roof and cockroaches in the kitchen: Stu and the team treat all three across Katikati, from the murals on the main street out to the farms. Quotes cost nothing.
If Stu’s up a ladder or under a floor, the phone is still answered and he returns your call.
“…couple weeks and no more noises in the roof”
- Rats, mice, cockroaches
- homes, rentals and businesses
- Tauranga to Te Puke
- the Mount, Pāpāmoa, Katikati, Ōmokoroa
- 20 years in pest control
- a family business since 2002
- Make it right, or money back
- free quotes, no hidden fees
What happens next
Who comes out
StuProfessional Pest Control
Tauranga Exterminator is Stu of Professional Pest Control.
Stu or one of his technicians comes out to look at it, Stu quotes, and he and the team do the treatment, right across Tauranga.
- 20 yearsin pest control
- Since 2002a family business
- 10+ yearsacross Tauranga
“Explained the process well and turn up when they said they would.”
“…prompt, professional, and explained everything clearly.”
Before you ring
What changes the cost?
Rat or mouse, how many, how deep into the roof or under the floor the nest is, and how many bait stations the runs need. The look and the quote are free.
Can it wait?
A warm roof near food is a home they won’t leave on their own, and winter brings more of them inside. The longer they stay, the more droppings, runs and chewed wiring there are to deal with.
What happens on the visit?
Stu goes up into the roof space and under the floor with a torch, finds the runs and the nest, sets the bait stations and shows you where they’re getting in.
The work in Katikati, roof space to orchard edge
Rodents head the list. Ship rats run along the top of the walls and nest in the roof; Norway rats keep to subfloors, drains and stream banks; mice squeeze through a coin-sized crack. Stu crawls under the house and climbs into the roof to find which one it is and where it nests. Then he treats the nest itself, not just the room you heard it in, and comes back to check.
Cockroaches follow. In a kitchen or bathroom, what Stu usually finds is the German cockroach; American cockroaches come up out of wet drains, and the Gisborne cockroach mostly stays out in the bark and timber. He treats the cracks and voids where they breed. Out in the garden, wasps are the summer job, with nests in banks, hedges, sheds and wall cavities. Stu treats those at the nest, not just the wasps flying round it.
Homes, rentals, holiday places and businesses get the same start: Stu looks, names the pest and quotes it free, and the price doesn't creep. The cafés and shops behind the murals can have visits timed around when they're open, with paperwork ready for the food-safety check. And if crawling under the house or climbing through the ceiling hatch isn't how you'd like to spend an afternoon, that's exactly the part Stu does.
- Rats and miceRats in the roof or under the floor of a Katikati home, named by species and baited where they live.
- WaspsWasp nests in banks, hedges and sheds on the orchard side of town, sprayed right where the colony lives.
- CockroachesCockroaches in a damp Katikati kitchen, bathroom or laundry, treated in the cracks and voids they breed in.
- BusinessesCafés and shops in the town centre on visits that suit their hours, with paperwork ready for food checks.
Katikati: avocado country, a stream through town and damp air
Katikati was named the Avocado Capital of New Zealand in 2018, and kiwifruit orchards surround the town as well. It sits on the Uretara Stream, near a tidal inlet at the top of Tauranga Harbour, with State Highway 2 running through. Rats like living near people and near water, so a house beside the stream, or with an orchard over the fence, gives them cover right up to its walls. A trapping group covers Katikati, Tuapiro and Aongatete, with neighbours setting traps in their own gardens. When the noise moves into the ceiling, it's time to call Stu.
Wasps are part of country life. New Zealand has the world's highest densities of wasps, because nothing here preys on them, and they live in farmland, scrub and towns alike. A nest found in spring is smaller and simpler to treat than one found in March. The air is damp, too. Morning humidity averages about 82% over the year, against 78% at Tauranga's airport, and peaks at 88% in June. Damp suits the American cockroach, which lives in wet drains, so a laundry or bathroom that never quite dries out deserves a look.
Tips and questions for Katikati
- Orchard on the boundary? Walk the fence line in spring and watch for wasps flying in and out of one spot in a bank or hedge. Ring Stu while the nest is still small.
- Heard something overhead at night? Leave the climbing to Stu. He goes up through the ceiling hatch and under the floor to find the nest, so you don't have to.
- Bathroom or laundry that stays damp? Run the fan, fix any drips and keep the drain grates clear. If cockroaches still turn up, Stu finds where they're breeding and treats it.
Stu also works nearby in Ōmokoroa. All suburbs
Questions from Katikati
Can you get rid of a wasp nest in a hedge or a shed?
Yes. Stu finds where the wasps go in and out, treats the nest itself and checks back that it's dead. Tell him where it is, and roughly how big, when you ask for your free quote.
I can't get up into my roof space. Is that a problem?
Not at all. Stu does the climbing and the crawling: up through the ceiling hatch, under the floor and round the outside. You tell him what you've heard or seen, and he finds the rest.
Do you look after cafés and shops in town?
Yes. Shops, cafés and other businesses get regular visits arranged around when you're open, and the paperwork a food-safety check or an auditor asks for. Stu quotes the plan free.
What customers say
These guys are great, they turned up on time!!!! and where happy to spend the time to fully explain what they did and how it worked. I would definitely recommend them to others and will be using their services again in the future, thanks :-)
Very good service. Highly recommend to anyone
Get a free quote in Katikati
Tell Stu what you’re seeing and where, and he’ll come back with a free quote.
What to send Stu
- A photo of what you found: the droppings, the bug, the holes or the nest
- Where you’ve seen or heard it
- How long it’s been going on
- Who’s at home: children, pets
- For a business: the kind of premises and your trading hours
Once it’s sent, Stu looks over what you’ve told him and any photos, then gets back to you to work out what you’ve got and give you a free quote. What he quotes is what you pay.
Thanks, we’ve got your details.
Stu will be in touch to work out what you’ve got and give you a free quote. If you’d rather talk, call 0800 164 102.