Top Marx Pest Control

Hi everyone. Sorry we have been absent on Facebook for awhile, however we are still here.

This post is to advise that we are really sorry, but we are now fully booked up for sprays until late January/February next year. If you would like to leave your number with us in case of a postponement/cancellation, we are happy to give you a call, but also fully understand if you need to look elsewhere.

Just a heads up that now we are well into Spring, we are booking sprays, and are already getting busy.

If you are wanting your place sprayed, or a quote, it would pay to book it in. (Note: weather dependent for external spraying).

Just give Grant a call on 027 706 6491, or email him at - [email protected].

Hello everyone.

This is just to advise that we are currently operating during the COVID-19 Level 4 alert, but only for essential services :

Pest management

Pest management may be undertaken only where required for human health and safety, and it is essential during the Alert Level 4 period. However, operators must ensure people have somewhere safe to go while the process is underway, in particular where a property is being vacated.

An example would be a wasp nest inside your roof etc, or on your grounds, where there is a risk of people within your bubble getting
Please ring Grant on 027 706 6491 with any queries.

Stay Safe
Grant

Wasp season.
Well wasp season is well and truly underway, and we have been receiving multiple calls to treat nests both large and small..
This month is also "Wasp Wipeout" month in NZ. The target wasps are German and common wasp populations, and also paper wasps. Wasps have no natural predators in NZ, and they take out food sources that every native animal relies on.
I have included some pictures of a particularly large wasp nest we have just dealt with. This nest was 'huge', and was inside an old stump from a felled tree, which was subsequently disturbed by a digger. The wasps were extremely aggressive, and had been causing problems stinging people.

I have also shown a picture of a small paper wasp nest which we found on our own property yesterday. It was on a shed door. Needless to say it has now been dealt with. So keep alert for these appearing at your place. Paper wasp nests are quite small, (our one was quite new), and as you will see from the pictures are grey and papery looking. They usually appear on fences, under the eaves etc. The wasps themselves can be identified by their long back legs which dangle as they fly. Paper wasps are harder to get rid of, as they only eat live prey, so are not attracted to bait or poison. They are also not discerning on what prey they go after, and eat both beneficial insects such as honey bees, dragonflies etc, as well as pests. They can be just as aggressive as other wasps, particularly when sprayed, so care is needed when dealing to the nest.

Spring has arrived, so the insects will not be far behind, and we are already receiving calls. We become very busy from this point on, so if you are wanting your house sprayed, or just a quote, it would pay to book it in. (Note: weather dependent for actual spraying). Just give Grant a call on 027 706 6491, or email him at - [email protected].