Otūmoetai pest control across the peninsula
On the peninsula, from Otūmoetai and Matua to Bellevue and Brookfield, Stu takes care of rats, mice and cockroaches and looks over older houses for borer. Homes here run from the 1950s to new apartments. The quote costs 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
“…always ring us before arrive…”
“Explained the process well and turn up when they said they would.”
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.
Stu's work on the Otūmoetai peninsula
Rats and mice first. With harbour and saltmarsh round the peninsula, rats have water and cover close at hand. Ship rats are the climbers, up in roofs and ceilings; Norway rats tunnel beneath the house and follow the drains; a mouse can get in through a gap you could slide a coin through. Stu identifies the culprit, finds where it's nesting and puts the treatment there, then checks back.
Cockroaches next. German cockroaches stay in kitchens and bathrooms and breed in the cracks behind the fittings; American cockroaches live in damp drains; the big Gisborne cockroach mostly lives outdoors in bark and timber. Rentals are common here, and the weeks between tenants are a handy time to treat. Stu works through the kitchen, bathroom and laundry, deals with the breeding spots, and returns to check.
Borer is the third job, and the age of the peninsula's houses is why. Stu goes under the floor with a torch and up into the roof, looking for flight holes in the joists and boards and the little piles of dust borer leave, then tells you plainly what he's found. Where borer is live, he treats the timber. Homeowners and landlords both start with a look and a free quote. Brookfield was among the first places houses went up, so homes there have had the longest for borer to get to work.
- Rats and miceRats in harbour-edge homes from Matua to Bellevue, found in the roof or the subfloor and treated there.
- CockroachesGerman cockroaches in Otūmoetai kitchens and rentals, treated at the breeding spots between tenants or any time.
- BorerFlight holes and dust in the floorboards or joists of an older peninsula home, checked and treated.
- Ants and spidersAnts and spiders round harbour-side gardens and decks in Matua and Bellevue, treated indoors and outside.
Otūmoetai: saltmarsh, harbour and homes from the 1950s on
The Otūmoetai peninsula takes in Otūmoetai, Matua and Bellevue, with the Matua Saltmarsh and Tauranga Harbour around its edges; the name is translated as 'place where the tide stands still as if asleep'. Papahenga - Matua Saltmarsh covers 21 hectares, and a new 200 m boardwalk now completes the walkway round it from Carlton Reserve to Bay Street Reserve. Matua was one of the two suburbs where Tauranga's backyard rat trapping started, in March 2018, with the aim of a trap in one backyard in five. Otūmoetai and Matua both have trapping groups today, and when a trap can't get at a nest in the roof, Stu can.
Before the 1950s the peninsula was mostly orchards and farms. Then the houses went up, first in Brookfield, Otūmoetai Central and Pillans Point, with the last blocks built on in the 1990s and apartments added since. Boron treatment of framing timber started in 1952, so a house from that decade could have treated framing or not, and only a look at the timber tells you which. Left alone, borer keeps working until weatherboards, floorboards and joists can end up needing replacement. A check costs nothing to quote.
Tips and questions for Otūmoetai
- Rimu floor with tiny holes in it? Lift a corner of the rug and look for fine dust. Send Stu a photo with a coin for scale and he'll tell you what it is.
- Landlord between tenants? Book cockroach and flea treatment while the house is empty. Stu can reach every room, and the new tenants start fresh.
- Near the saltmarsh or the harbour? Check the garden shed and under the deck as well as the roof. Rats move between them, and Stu treats wherever the nest is.
Stu also works nearby in Bethlehem and Greerton. All suburbs
Questions from Otūmoetai
My house was built in the 1950s. Has it got borer?
Only a look will tell you. Stu inspects the floor, the subfloor and the roof framing for exit holes and fine powdery dust, and says plainly what he finds. If there's borer, he quotes the treatment free.
Do you cover Matua, Bellevue and Brookfield?
Yes. The whole peninsula is covered, from Otūmoetai and Matua to Bellevue, Brookfield and Cherrywood, for homes, rentals and businesses.
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 :-)
Great service. We always use them for flies and cockroaches in the summer months. They are always prompt and the attention to detail is terrific. We wouldn't go anywhere else.
Get a free quote in Otūmoetai
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.