Know your pest
Identifying what you’re dealing with is the first step to sorting it out. Browse the common pests found in Sydney homes.
Cockroaches
German Cockroaches
The small, fast breeding cockroach that infests Sydney kitchens, units and food areas.
American Cockroaches
Large reddish brown roaches that travel through drains, subfloors and roof voids.
Australian Cockroaches
A common outdoor cockroach often found in gardens, roof voids and around the home’s perimeter.
Rodents
Ants
Black Ants
The black house ant, the most common trailing ant in Sydney kitchens.
Coastal Brown Ants
Also called big headed ants, they push up soil between pavers and along garden edges.
White Footed House Ants
Black ants with pale feet that form very large colonies in wall cavities and roof voids.
Argentine Ants
An invasive ant that forms enormous interconnected supercolonies.
Spiders
Redback Spiders
A dangerous native spider common in sheltered spots around Sydney homes.
White Tail Spiders
A wandering hunter that comes indoors chasing other spiders.
Huntsman Spiders
Large, fast and harmless spiders that startle homeowners on the wall.
Funnel Web Spiders
One of the world’s most venomous spiders, found across greater Sydney.
Wasps and bees
Other
Fleas
Tiny biting insects that thrive in Sydney’s warm months and infest carpet and bedding.
Bed Bugs
Blood feeding insects that hide around the bed and spread through luggage and furniture.
Silverfish
Wingless insects that damage paper, fabric and stored goods in humid corners.
Carpet Beetles
Small beetles whose larvae feed on wool, carpet and natural fibres.
Pantry Moths
Also called Indian meal moths, they infest stored grains and dry goods.
Clothes Moths
Small moths whose larvae eat holes in wool, silk and natural fibres.
Fruit Flies
Tiny flies that swarm around ripe fruit and kitchen waste.
Drain Flies
Small fuzzy flies that breed in the organic film inside drains.
Mosquitoes
Biting insects that breed in standing water around Sydney yards.
Earwigs
Nocturnal insects with rear pincers that shelter in damp garden areas.
Millipedes
The introduced Portuguese millipede invades homes in large numbers after rain.
Bird Mites
Tiny mites that leave abandoned bird nests and move indoors to bite people.
