Pests We Treat

At Bugga Off Pest Co, we specialise in general pest control services across Batemans Bay, Moruya, and the broader NSW South Coast. Our expert pest control treatments effectively handle the most common pests encountered in local homes and businesses. Whether you’re facing ants, spiders, cockroaches, rodents, or other troublesome pests, our comprehensive and professional pest management solutions provide lasting protection and peace of mind. Below is a detailed guide to the common pests we expertly handle in Batemans Bay and Moruya:

Pests (A-Z)

Ants

Ant infestations are incredibly common across Batemans Bay and Moruya, often appearing as long trails across your kitchen benches, walls, or ceilings. Black house ants and coastal brown ants contaminate food, spread bacteria, and can rapidly establish large, hidden colonies inside your walls and roof. If you notice trails, ant dust piles, or ants dropping from the ceiling, the infestation is already significant. Our targeted baiting and barrier treatments fully eradicate the entire colony, preventing re-infestations effectively.

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are a homeowner’s worst nightmare, hiding in mattresses, bed frames, and furniture, waiting until you fall asleep to feed on your blood. If you’re waking with itchy, red bites in lines or clusters, or seeing tiny blood spots on your sheets, you likely have a bed bug infestation. They breed rapidly, spread easily, and DIY sprays make matters worse. Our advanced treatments thoroughly eliminate bed bugs at every stage, ensuring complete eradication and restoring peace of mind quickly.

Carpet Beetles

Carpet beetle larvae can quietly devastate rugs, clothes, and furniture upholstery. Typical signs include unexplained bald patches on carpets, small beetles near windows, or unusual lint trails. Their larvae feed on natural fibres, rapidly causing irreversible damage. Our professional-grade treatments effectively target both adults and larvae, safeguarding your home’s interior from ongoing destruction.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches spread diseases, trigger asthma, and contaminate your food surfaces. Often hidden under appliances, sinks, or in dark corners, signs include pepper-like droppings, musty odours, and shed skins. If left unchecked, cockroach populations multiply quickly. We deliver highly effective treatments targeting all cockroach species commonly found throughout the South Coast, ensuring your home stays hygienic and safe.

German Cockroaches

German cockroaches are particularly problematic. Small, brown, and extremely fast breeders, they infest kitchens rapidly, hiding in appliances, cupboards, and electrical devices. DIY products generally worsen the issue by dispersing them deeper into your home. Our specialised treatments, including professional gel baits and growth regulators, effectively eliminate these pests and their breeding cycles completely.

Crickets

Crickets are loud, annoying pests commonly found in grass, gardens, and under decks around Batemans Bay. While their constant chirping disturbs your sleep, crickets can also damage clothing, paper products, and fabrics. If you’re hearing crickets at night or spotting them indoors, we offer comprehensive external treatments to eliminate them effectively and prevent future entry.

European Wasps

European wasps pose a serious threat. Aggressive, yellow-and-black insects, they build hidden nests in walls, roofs, or underground. Disturbing a nest triggers aggressive swarm attacks, often leading to severe allergic reactions requiring urgent medical attention. Never attempt removal yourself. Our trained experts in protective equipment safely remove and eliminate nests using professional-grade dust treatments, protecting your family and pets.

Fleas

Fleas, often left behind by previous tenants or pets, infest carpets, bedding, and flooring. Symptoms include itchy bites on ankles, pets excessively scratching, and visibly jumping fleas. Flea eggs remain dormant for weeks before hatching into a full-blown infestation. Our expert treatments target all stages of the flea lifecycle, swiftly clearing infestations and preventing recurrence.

Flies & Fruit Flies

Flies are a hygiene risk — they feed on faeces, bin waste, and rotting food, then land on your kitchen surfaces. Fruit flies breed in drains, compost bins, and sugary spills, often swarming your kitchen in hot weather. We treat the problem at the source with professional products that target breeding sites and reduce future outbreaks.

Midges

Midges swarm around outdoor lighting and windows, especially near bushland and water. Some species bite, causing irritating and painful welts. While others are merely nuisances, large swarms dramatically affect comfort outdoors. Our targeted outdoor treatments significantly reduce midge populations, ensuring your outdoor living spaces remain comfortable year-round.

Mites

Mites are microscopic pests causing mystery bites, severe allergies, and infestations in bedding, soft furnishings, and stored food. Symptoms include unexplained skin irritation and tiny specks moving on window sills or bedding. Our specialists expertly identify mite infestations and utilise targeted treatments to effectively eliminate them and protect your home.

Mosquitoes

Mozzies breed in still water — gutters, pots, puddles, or drains — and hide in shady spots around the yard. They’re more than just annoying; they can transmit Ross River virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. If your backyard swarms with mozzies every evening, we can treat resting sites and breeding zones to knock them out before they multiply.

Moths

Moths become a problem once they’ve laid eggs. It’s not the moths doing damage — it’s the larvae. You’ll notice holes in clothes, rugs, or food packets, depending on the species. We deal with:

• Clothes & Carpet Moths — These larvae chew through wool, carpet, clothing, and furniture padding.

• Pantry Moths — Found in dry goods like flour, rice, and cereal. You’ll often see tiny worms or moths flying around the pantry.

We use internal treatments that eliminate the entire lifecycle and stop them from spreading.

Paper & Mud Wasps

Paper wasps construct visible papery nests, and mud wasps create rounded mud nests on walls and windows. Both species sting if disturbed, causing pain and allergic reactions. Our professional-grade treatments swiftly remove these nests and apply preventative treatments to ensure your home remains wasp-free.

Pantry Pests

Weevils, grain beetles, and pantry moths infest food products, quickly contaminating entire pantries. Symptoms include holes in packaging, worms in dry food, and visibly crawling pests. Our comprehensive treatments quickly eradicate pantry pests, protecting your food supply and preventing further infestations.

Possums

Possums invade roof cavities, causing extensive damage to insulation, ducting, and electrical wiring, often resulting in expensive repairs. Noisy and messy, their droppings and urine cause severe odours and staining. Our humane removal methods safely remove possums from your property.

Rodents (Mice & Rats)

Rodents pose severe risks, chewing through wires, pipes, insulation, and structural elements, potentially causing fires, floods, and structural damage. Their droppings transmit diseases, posing serious health hazards. Our professional rodent control solutions swiftly eliminate infestations using secure baiting systems, safeguarding your property from costly damage and health risks.

Scorpions

Scorpions occasionally appear in sheds, gardens, and subfloors. Although Australian scorpions typically aren’t deadly, their stings cause significant pain, swelling, and allergic reactions. Our targeted treatments eliminate existing scorpions and prevent future encounters, keeping your property safe.

Silverfish

Silverfish love dark, damp places like wardrobes, bathrooms, and linen cupboards. They feed on paper, glue, fabrics, and even wallpaper paste. You’ll know they’re around if you find yellow stains or holes in books, photos, or clothes. Our internal treatments clear them out quickly.

Slaters

Slaters live in damp garden beds and mulch, entering homes in large numbers during rain. Although mostly harmless, they’re a nuisance indoors. We treat outdoor zones and entry points to keep them outside where they belong.

Spiders

Spiders live in roof voids, subfloors, sheds, fences, and under eaves. Redbacks and funnel-webs pose serious risks, while webs from harmless species make homes look unkempt. Our long-lasting treatments keep spiders away effectively.

Ticks

Ticks pose serious health risks to pets and humans. Paralysis ticks, common around coastal bushland, can cause severe illness. We treat outdoor areas effectively to reduce tick numbers and protect your family and pets.