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Commercial Pest Control in Brisbane North: A Guide

One cockroach in a cafe or a rat in a warehouse costs a business more than the treatment ever will. Customers see it first. In a food business, the council's environmental health officer may see it next. We look after commercial sites across Brendale, Strathpine and Brisbane's north, and this guide covers how it works.

The pests businesses call us about

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway shops mostly ring about German cockroaches. They breed indoors all year and love the warmth behind fridges, dishwashers and coffee machines.

Offices and shops call about ant trails across kitchenettes and desks, and spiders around doors and windows. Warehouses and the industrial estates around Brendale deal with rats and mice coming in through roller doors and gaps in the roofline.

Food businesses carry extra responsibility

Food premises in Queensland operate under the national Food Standards Code, which expects a business to keep pests out and deal with them when they get in. Council inspectors check for droppings, live insects and gaps where pests can enter.

A regular treatment program with written records gives you something to show when they ask. It also catches a German cockroach problem while it is still a few in the kitchen, before it reaches the dining room.

Working around your trading hours

We work Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm. Tell us when your quiet times are and we will book the visit around them where we can. Most general treatments take between 30 and 60 minutes, longer for a big site.

Gel baits go into cracks, behind appliances and under benches where customers and staff won't touch them. Rodent bait goes into locked stations. We will show you or your manager where everything is.

What you get from each visit

Every treatment starts with an inspection. You get a report with what we found, photos, what we treated and what we recommend. Keep these together. They are your pest control record.

We also point out what is drawing pests in. On commercial sites that is usually one of three things we see over and over: grease build-up under equipment, a bin area too close to the back door, or a gap under a roller door.

How often a business needs treatment

It depends on the site. A food business usually needs more frequent visits than an office, and a site near bushland or a creek needs more than one in the middle of an industrial estate. We will recommend a schedule after the first inspection.

Call 0426 263 320 for a free quote for your business.

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