Find a Spider Control Company in Auckland

Make sure the pest manager has the appropriate training. There isn’t a license per se, but they should have an appropriate certificate to show they have completed the appropriate training.

There are three training certificates which comply with requirements:

• New Zealand Certificate in Pest Operations (Level 3, Urban Pest Control) – the current training qualification
• National Certificate in Urban Pest Management (Level 2) – the previous training qualification
• Three core units from the Australian Pest Management Qualification – CPP30911 Certificate III in Pest Management

Many pest managers are also members of the industry organisation PMANZ (Pest Management Association of New Zealand). To become members there are additional criteria and so using a PMANZ member can provide additional protection over using a non-member. 

Qualifications and insurance are two separate things. A pest manager may have the qualifications to carry out the work but they may not be insured to carry out the work. Without insurance, if anything goes wrong, you are not protected. 

Make sure their insurance covers pest work. The pest control company needs to provide you with a copy of their insurance if requested. 

If you haven’t received a recommendation from a friend, checking out their online reviews is the next best thing.

So you can compare the spider treatments offered by different companies, ask the pest manager what they will do as part of the treatment:

• Are the going to spray the outside of the home?
• Will they spray the inside of the home?
• Will they treat roof voids and sub-floors?
• Will they treat out buildings, play equipment, etc?

This will give an indication of how comprehensive the treatment is and how long it will take. The more comprehensive treatments will be more expensive.

Note: Not all areas need to be treated (depending on the nature of the spider problem), but these areas are the main areas treated for a general spider problem.

Spider pest control companies will guarantee elimination of spider infestations, and will often warranty the treatment performance or 3 – 6 months. Spider treatments will often provide protection against a range of crawling insects. So although it is target to eliminate and prevent spider problems, by eliminating other insects, it also eliminates potential spider food sources, making your home less attractive to spider.

The duration of protection will depend on whether it is inside or outside (treatments last a lot longer inside).

The long term warranty may be limited to web-building spiders as residual treatments tend to work best on preventing web-building spiders building their nests.