Commercial Pest Control in Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula & Gippsland
Termites VIC (formerly Fumapest) provide commercial pest control services to a range of businesses and organisations from north east Melbourne, down into Mornington Pennisula and across Gippsland.
Our regular service plans keep your premises pest free and we pride ourselves in our exceptional customer service – great communication, punctuality and flexibility.
The types of businesses & organisations we service:
- Restaurants & Cafes
- Shops
- Offices
- Real estate agents
- Strata manager
- Hotels & Motels
- Educational Facilities and Childcare
Why Choose Termites VIC for Commercial Pest Control?
- Experienced – We’ve been providing commercial pest control services since 1985.
- Reliable – Fast 24/7 response to solve any pest emergency.
- Fully licensed and insured (but we’ve never had to make a claim!)
- Professional indemnity
- Public liability
- Workers compensation
- FREE on-site inspections before providing a service plan and quote.
- Environmentally responsible treatment programs using quality products.
- Full documentation to ensure compliance with regulations and company requirements
- Members of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association.
We carry out our commercial pest control services at a time that suits and when required the service is carried out discreetly to avoid concerning your customers or patrons.
Frequently Asked Questions
We talk to you to make sure we are aware of any concerns and carry out risk assessments before every treatment to ensure we can apply a safe pest control treatment. We only use products and apply them according to the label instruction to ensure the treatment is safe for use in your particular business situation, with minimal impact on the environment.
Although some commercial establishments just need a one-off treatment to deal with a pest outbreak, most businesses require a regular pest control service plan.
The frequency of service depends on the nature of the business. For example, an office block may only need a pest treatment twice a year, but a restaurant might well need a monthly pest treatment to ensure they remain pest free and compliant with health and safety regulations.
In most commercial situations cockroach control, rodent control and ant control are the main pest control services required. In food handling facilities fly management is also important and occasionally stored products pests (eg. pantry moth) need to be managed.
Termites VIC don’t provide bird management services or carry out bed bug treatments.
It depends on the nature of the business and the type of pest control treatment required. We will always try and arrange to carry out any inspection or treatment at a time which minimises business disruption. Often this will mean an out of hours treatment.
If the treatment itself includes a spray treatment, it will be necessary to stay out of treated areas until it is dry, otherwise the business can continue straight after the treatment. Indeed in some cases the business can continue operating during the treatment.
Prior to our first visit, it’s important to leave everything as it normally is, so we can carry out a pest risk assessment for the property. Once we are engaged to provide pest services, we will let you know if any actions are required prior to each visit.
After each visit, we will provide a list of actions that need to be carried out. Typically these will involve maintenance measures to exclude pests from certain areas or the implementation of an appropriate hygiene regime. Such activities are important parts of the pest management plan for your business and for food management establishments they are essential requirements of health and safety regulations.
In between visits, make a written record of any changes to business processes, issues identified or pest activity noticed.
There are a range of general pest prevention tips:
- Remove potential food sources for pests:
- Keep the kitchens, food preparations and food handling areas clean – don’t leave dirty dishes out and clear up any spillages
- Where possible use glass or plastic containers with firm fitting lids to store food
- Put rubbish in garbage bags, seal tightly and place in bins with well-fitted lids
- Prevent pests entering the building from outside
- Ensure well-fitting insect screens are all windows and doors
- For permanent openings consider alternative screening options for flies, such as wind curtains
- Fill any holes and cracks in walls and around doors / windows
- Check there are no gaps around utility pipe entry points
- Trim back vegetation and any branches that overhang the roof
- Ensure well-fitting insect screens are all windows and doors
- Eliminate potential pest hiding places
- Clear back vegetation around the perimeter of the building
- Make sure roof void, sub-floor and the perimeter of the building are clear of stored goods / boxes
- Any stored goods should be in well-sealed placed containers