Frequently Asked Questions

4 hours, unless specified by staff. This rule is to allow the chemical to dry/vent and is put in place for legislative reasons but the number 1 reason is for your health & safety.

Yes, there are rules in regards to pets that you need to follow. Here are the general rules below.

• No pets to remain inside or have access to the inside of the house for a minimum of 4 hours from time of treatment.
• If any exterior work is being carried out dogs will need to be removed from the property for 3 hours.
• Lock any cat doors.
• Please put away all pet bowls + toys.
• Please pick up any dog poo outside. We often go in and out of your house and do not want to tread any inside.
• If you have any tanks containing fish, reptiles or inside birds, please advise the office and we will give instruction.

The chemicals we use are all vetted by the EPA before entering the country and then Worksafe decides how these chemicals are to be used. Ontop of that nearly all of the spraying chemicals Pest Managers use fall in hazard classifications 3/6/9 which means to use them you are required by law to hold a qualification in Urban Pest Management.

You will need to ensure the cot/bed is covered as per preparation rules. You also can remove items from the house or place in cupboards out of the way. In terms of aftercare, make sure the baby plays on a fresh blanket and not on the carpet in case of skin irritation – follow this guideline for at least 2-3 days.

If you are planning on waterblasting then please get this done prior to our treatment. If you only have cobwebs and don’t need to wash your house then please leave the cobwebs there until after treatment and then afterwards remove the cobwebs with a broom only. In terms of windows – please try to leave them to be washed until after the treatment is carried out as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to keep overspray off the windows due to wind gusts etc.

Yes you can, there are some rules to go along with that.

• Humans can only be on site if they are inside the house (you must stay inside for at least 45 minutes after our technician has left).
• No Pets left on exterior grounds at start of treatment.
• Put away all kids toy’s.
• All windows to be closed.
• Heat pumps to be turned off.
• No shoes to be left outside.
• No clothes to be left on washing lines on the day of treatment.

We can, but we would advise against it as the treatment will not be very effective in the long run. Nearly all spray treatments on the market rely on contact with pests to be effective so if you cover that with something like GiB or paint then the treatment will stop working.