General Pest
Cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish, inside, subfloor and out, from $180 + GST.
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Pest control in Marsfield
Marsfield sits between the university and Eastwood, and the housing reflects it. Post-war family homes alongside a large amount of rented and shared student accommodation, with bushland along the northern edge.
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
- In the trade since 2006
- NSW licence 5073369
- Fully insured
Local conditions
Why Marsfield gets the pests it gets
Marsfield sits in the City of Ryde, between Macquarie University and Eastwood, with Brown's Waterhole and the park on its northern edge. Four things about this particular suburb decide what we get called out for.
Shared and student housing
High turnover, shared kitchens and a lot of people in a house all raise the pressure on a property. Cockroach and rodent problems build faster here and are noticed later, because nobody is quite sure whose job it is.
Bushland along the north
Brown's Waterhole and the reserve along the Lane Cove River support established rodent and termite populations, and homes on that edge see more of both.
Post-war timber
Most family homes here were built before termite barriers were standard, with original framing and enclosed subfloors that cannot be assessed from outside.
Unit blocks near the university
The blocks closest to campus share bin rooms and plumbing runs, with the same consequence as anywhere else: a single flat treatment does not hold while the common area is untouched.
Most asked for here
The jobs we do most in Marsfield
Rodent Control
Baiting, proofing the way back in, and a follow up to confirm it worked.
Learn moreTermite Inspection
A full inspection to the Australian Standard with a written report you keep, from $280 + GST.
Learn moreWhat it costs
Prices, up front.
- General pest treatment, from $180 + GST. Interior, subfloor and exterior. Cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish. Six month guarantee, German cockroaches excepted.
- Termite inspection, from $280 + GST. A full inspection to Australian Standard AS 4349.3, with a written report that is yours to keep.
- Termite treatments, by quote. Barriers and colony elimination. The price depends on the size of the building and what is found, so it is quoted after the inspection, never before.
- Strata and commercial, by quote. Scheduled programs with a written report after every visit.
Every quote is free and there is no callout fee. Full pricing.
What we use
The systems we are accredited in.
- Termidor. A liquid termite barrier that termites carry back through the colony rather than simply avoiding.
- Exterra. A termite baiting and monitoring system, used where a chemical barrier is not practical.
- Termseal. Physical barrier systems, mostly at construction and renovation stage.
- Greenzone and Pest Cert. Accredited applicator programs for general pest work.
Member of AEPMA, the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association. The products are registered chemicals applied by a licensed technician: water based, low odour, with no fumes once applied.
Called out for
What Marsfield calls us about.
- Cockroach and rodent work in shared and rented housing
- Strata programs for unit blocks
- Termite inspections on post-war family homes
- Rodent proofing on bush edge properties
The termites here
Three species, one of them serious.
Sydney has three subterranean termites worth naming. Coptotermes acinaciformis is the destructive one and the reason inspections matter: it nests out of sight and works through structural timber from the inside. Schedorhinotermes is the second most common in damage claims. Nasutitermes mostly takes fences, stumps and decking rather than the house itself.
Telling them apart changes the treatment, which is why an inspection identifies the species rather than just confirming activity.
Around Marsfield
Where we work here.
Right across Marsfield 2122, including the streets and blocks around Macquarie University, Brown's Waterhole, Marsfield Park, Balaclava Road.
Also Macquarie Park, North Ryde, Eastwood, Epping, Denistone East, and the rest of the City of Ryde.
Who turns up
Mark, and only Mark.
Mark Chan has been in the trade since 2006 and does every job himself. No subcontractors, no rotating technicians, and the person who quotes your job is the person who does it.
Based at Unit 5, 7 Eden Park Drive, Macquarie Park. Open seven days, 7am to 6pm.
NSW Pest Licence 5073369 · ABN 33 636 949 570 · 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
Asked in Marsfield
Questions we get from this area
I am a landlord. Can you deal with the tenants directly?
Yes. We can arrange access with tenants, do the work and send the report and invoice to you.
We back onto the reserve. Does that change anything?
It raises rodent and termite pressure, so proofing the roofline matters more and an annual termite inspection is worth keeping to.
What does it cost?
General pest from $180 + GST, termite inspections from $280 + GST with a written report you keep. Strata work is quoted after a look.
Do you cover Macquarie Park and Eastwood?
Yes, and the rest of the City of Ryde.
Need someone in Marsfield?
Free quote, no callout fee. Mark will tell you what it needs before you spend anything.