Insect Pests

New Zealand does not have many stinging and biting bugs compared to Australia but there are some insects and spiders that can cause pain and occasionally severe reactions.

The biting and stinging insects and spiders in New Zealand include:

Ants are among the most successful insects; inhabiting all the world’s continents except Antarctica. Most species, and all the pest species, are social insects. That is they form colonies of co-operating individuals. The level of co-operation differs between species and there are parallels between the co-operation of ants in an ant colony and the cells in the body of individual organisms. In some ways it can be useful to think of ant colonies as super organisms when considering their behaviour. Understanding ant behaviour is central to understanding the best ways to control and get rid of pest ants.

Spring is here and now is the time to prepare your home and other buildings to protect them and their occupants from flying insect pest. Flies, wasps, mosquitoes, moths, and others will be increasing in numbers as the weather warms. It is possible to prevent many of these entering buildings and pestering you and your family.

Keep your home and other buildings free from crawling insect pests and spiders for the season. Treat now with long lasting residual surface spray.

Bug is a term used to describe a range of creatures including insects, spiders, mites, millipedes, and other 'creepy crawlies.'