Pest management · Karrinyup WA 6018 · 12 minutes from our Warwick base

Pest control in Karrinyup: between the golf courses and Trigg Bushland.

DJ Pest is a family-run, WA Health-registered pest control business (PMB 3000) based in Warwick WA 6024, about 12 minutes from Karrinyup. It gives an itemised written price before any work starts, is open Mon–Sun 7:00am–6:00pm, and is rated 5.0 from 25 Google reviews. Price ranges · 0468 170 107

Karrinyup is a third bushland, golf course and reserve, from Lake Karrinyup Country Club on the east to Trigg Bushland on the west. That much habitat next to a mostly 1960s and 1970s housing stock makes it one of the busier suburbs on our run.

Mon–Sun 7am–6pm. After hours, text a photo to 0468 170 107 and we reply first thing.

  • Licensed under the WA Pesticides Regs
  • In Perth pest management since 2011
  • Itemised investment in writing
  • Same-day for active pests
Why Karrinyup gets the pests it gets

Karrinyup grew quickly from 1957, first south of Karrinyup Road, then north as the Mitchell Freeway reached Karrinyup Road in the early 1980s. The core housing is brick and tile from the 1960s and 1970s with timber roof framing, and a steady wave of knock-down rebuilds into large two-storey homes around the shopping centre and St Mary's. The ground is Spearwood dune country: yellow sand over Tamala limestone, with the older white Quindalup sand still at the surface in parts of Trigg Bushland north of Karrinyup Road. Limestone close to the surface means termite management systems are usually drilled and injected rather than trenched, and the limestone's moisture pockets keep subterranean termites active through a Perth summer.

Roughly a third of the suburb is open space. Lake Karrinyup Country Club and the Hamersley public course to the north-east carry a wetland at their centre, Trigg Bushland Reserve on the west is tuart, marri and jarrah woodland over parabolic dunes, and the reserves between them give rodents, native cockroaches and spiders a continuous corridor. Homes backing onto the golf courses and the bushland see the highest rodent pressure in winter and the most spider activity in spring. We treat the bush edge as the source: proofing and secured bait stations on the fence-line side of the property, a thorough external treatment of eaves and fence lines, and a low-odour non-staining internal treatment.

What we treat most in Karrinyup

The Karrinyup pest short-list.

Termites

1960s and 1970s timber roof framing, limestone that holds moisture, and rebuilt homes where the new slab meets old landscaping. Inspections to AS 4349.3 and drill-and-inject management systems to AS 3660.2. Termite inspection.

Coastal brown ants

Yellow sand over limestone under paving, retaining walls and alfresco slabs is prime coastal brown ant habitat. Colony-level treatment with a non-repellent product or bait, APVMA-registered and applied to its label. Ant management.

Rats in the roof

Two golf courses and Trigg Bushland feed a large rodent population that moves into tiled roofs along the reserve boundaries every autumn. Proofing the roofline plus secured bait stations. Rodent management.

Spiders and cockroaches

Redbacks under limestone coping and in retic boxes, black house spiders on rendered walls and brick, native bush cockroaches and American cockroaches from the stormwater system. General pest treatment.

What's active now

This season in Karrinyup.

Spring in Karrinyup is spider season first: redbacks reappear under outdoor furniture and along limestone walls as soon as the days warm, and black house spiders web up window frames and eaves facing the bushland. Coastal brown ants follow along the paving through October. Roof rats that wintered in the ceiling are now breeding. With most of the original housing past fifty years old, a termite inspection before the November swarm is worth booking now.

Sep – NovSpring: ants and spiders wake up

Warmer soil brings coastal brown ants and redbacks out. Good time for a perimeter treatment before summer.

Nov – AprSummer: termite swarm season

Subterranean termites swarm on warm, humid evenings. Sandy northern-suburb soils and garden timber raise the risk.

Mar – MayAutumn: cockroaches move indoors

German and Australian cockroaches follow warmth and food into kitchens as nights cool.

May – AugWinter: rodents in the roof

Rats and mice look for warm voids. Sealing entry points now beats baiting later.

Services

Every service we run in Karrinyup.

What it typically comes to in Karrinyup. A general pest treatment for a three-bedroom home is $250 to $350, an external ant treatment $250 to $400, a rodent program $220 to $380 and a timber pest inspection $250 to $350. Most homes here are 1970s to 1980s brick and tile on sand, the standard job for us, so quotes sit close to the middle of each range. Every job is quoted itemised in writing before we start, with no call-out fee and no deposit. Full investment guide · How a termite quote is built.

Moving out, or between tenants

Vacate flea treatment and end-of-lease pest control in Karrinyup.

Moving out of a rental in Karrinyup with a pet? Most WA leases that allowed the pet carry a special condition requiring a professional flea treatment at vacate. We quote from the address within the hour, treat the same week, and email the certificate to you and your agent within the hour of finishing: $150 to $220 by floor area, 30-day re-treatment promise. Book it after the bond clean and carpet clean, just before the keys go back.

Vacate flea treatment End-of-lease pest control

Questions

Asked in Karrinyup.

Who does pest control in Karrinyup?

DJ Pest is a family-run pest control business that services Karrinyup from its base in Warwick WA 6024, about 12 minutes away. It is registered with WA Health as a pest management business (PMB 3000), gives an itemised written price before any work starts, and is open Mon–Sun 7:00am–6:00pm. It is rated 5.0 from 25 Google reviews. Call 0468 170 107 or see the price ranges.

How far is Karrinyup from your Warwick base?

About twelve minutes via Reid Highway or Beach Road and Marmion Avenue. Same-day for active pests is usually possible, and Karrinyup pairs naturally with Carine and Hamersley jobs on the same run.

Are the older Karrinyup homes a termite risk?

The 1960s and 1970s brick-and-tile homes have timber roof framing, and they sit on yellow sand over limestone that stays damp in pockets. Many original barriers were bridged decades ago by paving and garden beds. An annual inspection to AS 4349.3 is the standard, and where the limestone is shallow a management system to AS 3660.2 is installed by drilling and injecting rather than trenching. Book an inspection.

What is the best way to deal with coastal brown ants in Karrinyup?

Not a repellent spray. Coastal brown ants build linked super-colonies with many queens under paving and retaining walls, and a repellent product only fragments them into more nests. A slow-acting non-repellent treatment or bait matrix, applied to label, is carried back through the colony and collapses it. Read more.

I back onto the golf course. Why do I get rats every winter?

Because the course and its wetland are a year-round food and water source, and a tiled 1970s roof is a warm, dry place to breed when the nights cool. The fix is proofing the roofline and eaves on the course side, then secured bait stations placed where the rats actually travel, checked and documented. Rodent management.

What does a general pest treatment in Karrinyup involve?

An internal and external treatment for spiders, cockroaches and ants, low-odour and non-staining indoors, with extra attention to the bushland or course-facing side of the property. A typical three-bedroom home, internal and external, sits in the $250 to $350 range. Every job is quoted itemised in writing. See the investment guide.

What customers say

What our customers say.

5.0 average from 25 Google reviews. Showing 3. Read every review or see them on Google.

Google

Couldn’t recommend Dane highly enough! We’d been having an ongoing issue with ants around the house and nothing we tried seemed to keep them away. Dane came out, was incredibly thorough, explained exactly what he was doing and got the problem under control straight away. We’ve noticed such a huge difference since! Professional, reliable and genuinely cares about doing the job properly. Phenomenal service from start to finish and we’ll definitely be using him again!

Leah S.Ants
Reply from DJ Pest

Thanks Trish! You sure did have an ant problem but I’m glad we found the source. I may have to call in for a haircut soon, I hear you are world class! Until next next time 🕷️🐀🦂🦟🪳

Google

Really happy with DJ Pest!!!! We'd been putting up with rats scratching around in the roof at our place in Warwick for weeks, plus mosquitoes making the backyard unusable in the evenings and ants marching across the driveway. DJ Pest came out, sorted all three in one go and explained exactly what they were doing and why. The roof has been silent since, the mozzies are gone and the driveway is clear. Professional, on time and fair on price. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone!!!

Brooke J.Warwick · Rodents · Mosquitoes · Ants
Reply from DJ Pest

You are very welcome Brooke! I personally get targeted by mozzies and there is nothing worse when they are getting the kids too! Thanks for calling DJ Pest!

Google

Excellent customer service, very knowledgeable and explained thoroughly what he was going to do and what each chemical did. Punctual, happy to discuss your needs and no nasty surprises for price. You get what you pay for, and this was a service that really was more than I paid for. Highly recommended!!

Scott B.Ants · Termites · Cockroaches · Spiders
Reply from DJ Pest

Scott you are a world class sparky and even better bloke. Appreciate you and your support. Wishing Collingwood Magpies better luck next year!

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5 stars all round. Cant fault the lads. Incredible, nailed our termite problem ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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