On the road with Kiki – Episode 43

Thanks for joining us again for our latest episode of Out on the Road with Kiki. In this series, we follow pest consultant Kristian as he heads out to visit homes and businesses in Adelaide that are experiencing pest outbreaks.

Kristian starts his day off in sunny Seaford Meadows, where the owner suspects that they have a pigeon problem. While they do have solar panels, it appears that the pesky birds have found an even better place to roost and nest – under the pergola on the wooden support beams! As the owner mentioned that the birds are brown in colour, he suspects that it’s sparrows, and not pigeons. In either case, the birds definitely need to go, so he recommends some bird proofing to the pergola. Some flashing to seal off access to the wooden beams should do the trick.

The next client has requested a possum assessment, because they can hear some scratching and thudding coming from their roof. In fact, it gets so loud that they’re afraid that the ceiling may give way! Although there’s no hissing, Kristian notes that the property is surrounded by a lot of trees, which can provide great hiding spots for pests. After climbing up to the manhole, he can see there’s rodent droppings in the roof void, so he leaves the client with a quote for a rodent baiting service.