Keeping your home pest free in Brisbane is not a one-off job. With our heat, humidity, storms and vegetation, pest pressure is present all year round. The difference between homes that constantly struggle with pests and those that don’t usually comes down to regular, professional general pest control.

At Booma Pest Control, our general pest treatment is designed to remove current pest activity, create a protective barrier around your home, reduce the chance of pests returning and help you understand how to keep pests away long after we leave

This is not just a spray. It is a complete treatment of the areas where pests live, travel and enter your home.

What does General Pest Control cover?

Our general pest treatment targets the most common Brisbane pests, including cockroaches, spiders and webbing spiders, ant surface activity, silverfish, other crawling insects around the home.

We treat both inside and outside your property because most pest problems start outside before they move indoors.

Where we treat

A proper general pest treatment focuses on the places pests actually use.

Inside your home

We treat skirting boards and internal edges, laundry, bathrooms and kitchens, entry points such as doors and windows and roof void access points if required.

Outside your home

Treated the eaves and external walls, around doors and windows, garden beds, fences and pathways, around slab edges and subfloor areas, sheds, patios and outdoor areas

This creates a treated zone that pests must cross before entering your home.

How long does a treatment last?

Most professional pest control products are designed to last around 3 months externally and around 6 months internally

In Brisbane conditions, this can vary depending on rain and storms, irrigation and watering, sun exposure, garden growth and vegetation and how clean the treated surfaces are

Something most people don’t realise, the cleaner the surface when we treat it, the longer the treatment lasts.

If skirting boards and edges are dusty, the product bonds to the dust instead of the surface. If those areas are mopped or washed immediately after treatment, much of the residual effect is removed.

Leaving treated areas undisturbed for a few weeks significantly increases how long the treatment remains effective.

How often should General Pest Control be done?

For most Brisbane homes, we recommend:

• Internal treatment every 12 months

• External treatment every 6 months

Waiting longer than this allows pest populations to slowly build up without you noticing.

A rule of thumb we tell many customers is:

For every cockroach you see, there are many more you don’t see.

Why people suddenly notice pests in summer

From November through to March, pest activity increases dramatically due to heat and humidity.

You may suddenly see more cockroaches outside, webbing spiders around eaves and fences, ants after rain, increased insect activity at night

This is often when people call for pest control, but by this point the pest pressure has already been building for months.

Regular general pest control prevents this seasonal surge from becoming a problem.

What General Pest Control does not fully solve

General pest treatments are excellent for overall pest management, but some pests require more targeted solutions, including ant infestations where nests must be located, german cockroach infestations, rodents in roof voids and termites

If we see signs of these during your service, we will explain the right next step.

The goal of General Pest Control

The goal is simple.

Not to fix a pest problem after it happens, but to stop you ever having one.

Regular general pest control keeps pest numbers low, reduces entry into your home and removes the conditions that allow infestations to develop.

Key Takeaways

• Pest problems in Brisbane build up slowly and become obvious in summer

• General pest control should be done before you see pests, not after

• Internal treatments last longer than external ones due to weather exposure

• Cleaning habits and surface dust affect how long treatments remain effective

• Most homes benefit from annual internal and six-monthly external treatments

• Regular maintenance is far cheaper and easier than dealing with infestations

Not sure if you need a treatment?

If you are noticing:

• More spiders and webs than usual
• Cockroaches during the day
• Ant trails inside
• Insects around lights at night

It is usually a sign that it has been too long since your last treatment.

We are always happy to inspect your home and explain what is happening and what level of protection is right for your property.