Author name: Ronnie

It is autumn 2026, the weather is cooling down across the Auckland region, and you are poking around the subfloor of your 1920s Ponsonby villa. You shine your torch on a native timber floor joist and spot them: tiny, 2mm exit holes accompanied by small piles of fine, gritty dust. Your heart sinks. You are

You walk into your hallway, the morning sun hits the native floorboards, and there it is. A tiny pile of fine, gritty dust sitting perfectly beneath a pinhole in your skirting board. It is the telltale sign of the Common House Borer, and it means these silent destroyers are already eating your home from the

It is May 2026, and the autumn pest surge is hitting Auckland hard. After a mild winter and a baking hot summer last year, we are seeing a massive spike in structural pest callouts across the region. You are vacuuming the spare room, and you spot a tiny pile of sawdust near the skirting board.