Extermination Auckland
Trusted Pest Management Experts in Auckland
Trusted Pest Management Experts in Auckland
Welcome to ACES, the leading local expert in Auckland. Providing pest management services to Auckland CBD, Bayswater, Bayview, Beach haven, Belmont, Birkdale, Birkenhead, Blockhouse Bay, Browns Bay, Chatswood, Devonport, Eden Terrace, Ellerslie, Epsom, Freemans Bay, Glendowie, Glenfield, Grafton, Greenhithe, Greenlane, Grey Lynn, Hauraki, Hillcrest, Herne Bay, Hillsborough, Hobsonville, Kingsland, Kohimarama, long Bay, Mairangi Bay, Meadowbank, Mission Bay, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Mount Wellington, Milford, Newmarket, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Ōrākei, Oteha, Parnell, Penrose, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Remuera, Rosedale, Royal Oak, Saint Heliers, St Johns, Saint Marys Bay, Sandringham, Schnapper Rock, Stonefields, Takapuna, Torbay, Three Kings, Unsworth Heights, Western Springs, Westgate and Westmere.
ACES provides the following services for , ants, bed bugs, borer, cockroaches, fleas, flies, mice, rats, silverfish, spiders and wasps.
Why Choose ACES for Auckland Exterminator Services?
- Wide Coverage: Auckland wide exterminators are known for their professionalism and effectiveness.
- Specialized Rodent Control: Looking for a rat exterminator in Auckland? We provide targeted solutions to stop rats and other rodents from invading your home, especially during the colder months.
- Eco-Friendly Practices: As Auckland's first carbon-neutral pest control company, we use environmentally friendly methods and are powered entirely by renewable energy.
Professional Auckland Pest Control
- Ant Control: We manage colonies of White Footed House Ants, a common nuisance in Auckland, using best practice techniques from the NPMA.
- Cockroach and Mice Eradication: Our experts tackle seasonal invasions of Gisborne cockroaches and provide effective mice control services, ensuring your home stays free from pests year-round.
Effective Solutions for Common and Uncommon Pests
- Fleas: Interestingly, most of the flea treatments we conduct are for homes without pets. Fleas can make humans their hosts too!
- Fly Control: We handle all types of flies, including fruit flies and moth flies, with customized solutions that address the root of the problem.
- Wasp Control: Our team efficiently deals with wasp issues, from common European wasps to the more rare Australian paper wasps, ensuring safety and quick removal.
Multi-Award Winning Pest Control in Auckland ACES Pest Control has been honored multiple times as the best pest control provider in Auckland and New Zealand. Our awards are a testament to our commitment to quality and service excellence.
Media Recognition and Customer Satisfaction Featured on TVNZ, TV3's The Project, RNZ, and more, ACES Pest Control is recognized as a leading authority in pest management. Our expertise is backed by over 250+ positive Google reviews from real, satisfied customers in Auckland.
Ant control, the most common pest ant in auckland is the White Footed House Ant. This ant often throws bits of dead ant out of their nest inside customers homes. A constant mess of small black bits of ants and dust. We have completed the NPMA course on Managing ant SUPER colonies (below) and follow the NPMA best practice technique for our treatments.
Cockroach eradication Auckland? Making an appearance in the cooler months are Gisborne cockroaches, mice and rats. Gisborne cockroaches come into houses when it cools down. Mistaking it for their natural exterior environment.
Mice extermination Auckland? Need a mouse exterminator? Mice feel the cold and look for warmer homes inside your house.
Need an Auckland rat exterminator? Stop rats invading your home after cold snaps.
Bed bug pest control. Being a city, Auckland sometimes has Bed Bugs making an appearance. These are mainly confined to multi level buildings, and rare in residential homes.
Auckland pest inspection result in more effective services. In older homes Borer makes and appearance. Borer is selective to heart wood and is often found in piles of older homes.
Flea pest control auckland? Fleas are common homes without pets. Yes it seems counter intuitive, but the majority of flea treatments ACES pest control carries out are for home without a dog or cat. Fleas need a host for their food, and in the absence of a pet, they are happy to make you the host.
Effective fly control Auckland? Flies are mostly a summer issue, but sometimes we get calls for them in winter! Small flies such as fruit flies and moth flies also make an appearance throughout the year.
Silverfish love to eat carbohydrates and can cause damage to fabrics and paper records. Some customers use treatments to guard against their potential damage.
Wasp pest control? Wasps make an appearance from late December until the first cold snaps in Autumn/winter. Mostly these are European ( Common) wasps, with the occasional German wasp nest. Paper wasps are also common during this time, with the Asian paper wasp ( yellow and black) being the most numerous. Rarely the Australian paper wasp makes an appearance ( red and black).
Environmentally friendly pest control Auckland, where we are mindful of our reducing our impact on the planet by being a carbon neutral company.
Multi-award winning company. Awarded the title of BEST pest control Auckland five times and once for all of New Zealand. These awards are independent of ACES pest control and are based on merit.
We are Auckland's first carbon neutral Pest control Auckland company. Our vehicles and equipment is no longer emits carbon. They now all use batteries that's charged by green (renewable) power. We still buy some native trees to offset any carbon released from couriers delivering stock to our business. All the packaging consumed by the business is recycled. Why not choose an emission free company?
As seen on TVNZ Seven Sharp plus TV3 the Project plus RNZ plus NZ Herald plus www.newshub.com plus Stuff.
We have FIVE stars from over 250+ reviews. LOCAL google reviews. REAL customers, just like you. And RECENT so you know we are still on the mark.
We are qualified Urban pest controllers with Protrain.
We attend NPMA courses virtually to stay up to date with the most recent products and techniques.
How much does it cost?
The costs varies, depending on the type of service they offer and what sort type of support the service comes with.
Firstly is the service for a business or a residential home?
Businesses
Some businesses require regular services as monitoring agencies such as MPI or the local council require this. So it's not unusual for food business to have a Pest Control company on a regular basis. The frequency of the visits can also vary from pest control company and the requirements of the business.
Residential homes
Residential homes mostly have an issue that is only addressed once a year example and insect spray in summer. Or and urgent issue with rodents invading at the beginning of winter.
Charging out for services varies from company to company. Some offer guarantees and charge only initially, while others charge as you go.
ACES is a mid priced company, as we use the best products on the market from mainly Germany and the USA.
We pride ourselves on being professional and providing effective and safe treatments.
We are never the cheapest and never the most expensive.
ACES is happy to provide a quote, on the basis that we are a mid priced Professional company providing effective treatments
LASTEST TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
Effective Pest Extermination Services
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about 1,440,300 (June 2022). It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,695,200. While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century.
Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have a harbour on each of two separate major bodies of water.
Experience in eradication
Experience in the extermination field. ACES has been trading since 2009 Auckland and has almost 15 years of experience.
Over this time we have seen and solved over 10 000 jobs. These range from standard jobs to some that are considered very difficult by senior leaders in the industry.
Further to this Owen Stobart the Director of ACES pest control as a degree in bugs (Entomology) from Victoria University in Wellington. So Owen knows bugs, and if he knows what's causing the issue, he knows how to get rid of it!
Over the almost 15 years ACES pest control provided their services safely. Additionally the 15 years of experience has helped hone our skills to provide a extremely effective pest control services. This is reflected in the over 250+ 5 star Google reviews.
Further the Media contact ACES pest control on a regular basis because of this experience and ability to provide a solution to even the most difficult pest control issue.
Expertise in Auckland
Expertise in Auckland. ACES is considered a leading expert in extermination in Auckland. This is reflected by the Media, with RNZ, TVNZ, TV3, NZ Herald and Stuff contacting ACES pest control to appear on their programs as an expert.
Owen Stobart the Director of ACES pest control keeps up to date by attending international conferences every 2-5 years. The last conference was the NPMA (virtual) in 2023. This allows Owen to learn from the international experts such Dr Bobby Corrigan ( Rodents) and Dr Richard Cooper ( Bedbugs).
Further, ACES is qualified with Protrain’s General Pest Control course and Timber management course.
Authoritativeness in Extermination
Authoritativeness in the industry. ACES is an Authority in Auckland. This comes from the almost 15 years of trading exclusively in Pest Control. We don't offer other services such as cleaning or chimney sweeping or gutter clearing, giving ACES a clear focus and becoming an Authority in Auckland.
Besides the 15 years of trading and having over 10 000 happy customers, we are able to draw on the many high quality international conferences we attend.
The 300+ google reviews with a star rating of 5, indicates we are an Authority on Pest Control Auckland.
Which means, chances are we have seen your pest issue before. This being the case we have also safely resolved it, as with the 1000s of previous happy customers.
Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness in extermination in Auckland. You can trust ACES to get your issue Auckland, resolved safely.
This is reflected in the 6 awards we have won for best pest control Auckland.
Also in the fact that all the major media outlets in New Zealand refer to ACES as an expert.
Additionally the 300+ google reviews for a rating of 5, mean that you can trust ACES to resolve your issue safely and effectively.
FAQS
Auckland Exterminator Frequent Asked questions ( FAQs)
Q: ANTS, WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR ANT TREATMENT FOR AUCKLAND?
A: Nothing. No preparation treatment. You do not need to leave the house.
Q: ANTS, CAN SOME ANTS EAT THE WOOD MY HOUSES FOR AUCKLAND?
A: No. None of NZs pest ant species eat wood.
Q: ANTS: FOR AN ANT TREATMENT HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR AUCKLAND?
A: You don't. We don't do interior spray for ants. You can be there while we do the job.
Q: BEES: IN A STRUCTURE IN AUCKLAND
A: Once bees are inside a structure e.g., a wall they cannot be recovered. Even the Bee association advises they need to be destroyed. If left for some time they will make honeycomb and honey. The honey has a strong pungent odour and will attract more bees in the future. Once they have started making honey you may need to enlist the services of a builder to get inside the structure and remove the honeycomb. Otherwise, new nests of bees will be attracted to smell of the honey.
Q: BEES: OUTSIDE A STRUCTURE (BEE BALL)
A: In spring young vigorous queens leave beehives and take some of the bees with them. They are looking for a suitable place for a new nest. They can form a bee ball. This is where the bees hold onto each other and form a ball of bees. Commonly the ball of bees is suspended from a tree. They are only there for a short time. The good news is that they can be rescued. Call the Bee Association and they will send around a local beekeeper to rehome them. Happy ending for all concerned.
Q: BORER: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR A BORER TREATMENT?
A: All insulation needs to be removed. All timber needs to be bare (free of paint and varnish). Under the house needs to clear for access to do the treatment. Please clear up hazards e.g. broken glass from under the house.
Q: BORER: HOW LONG DOES A TYPICAL BORER JOB TAKE?
A: Depending on the size of the house and areas treated 1-2 days
Q: BORER: I HAVE SOME FURNITURE WITH BORER HOLES IN IT. CAN YOU TREAT THIS?
A: Sorry we don't offer a service for the treatment of Borer in furniture.
Q: BED BUGS: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR BED BUGS?
A: Nothing. No preparation treatment.
Q: BED BUGS: HOW MANY BED BUG CALLS TO ACES ARE ACTUALLY BED BUGS?
A: Bed bugs are not common in NZ. Of the people calling saying they have bed bugs, most of these are from UNEXPLAINED BITES. These are people that have not seen a Bed Bug and only have bites. Bed bugs are only 1/20 or less of the people calling in saying they have bed bugs. People with Bed bugs always see them and have no issues sending a photo of one.
Q: BED BUGS: I WENT TO THE DOCTOR WITH SOME INSECT BITES AND HE TOLD ME IT'S BED BUGS?
A: NO! Bites are not diagnostic of the type of pest. Your Doctor is misinformed.
Q: BED BUGS: I HAVE BITES IN A LINE IT MUST BE BED BUGS ?
A: NO! Bites alone cannot diagnose what is biting you
Q: BED BUGS: HOW DO YOU TREAT BED BUGS?
A: Bed bugs require plan based on your situation. This often requires more than just chemical spray.
Q: BED BUGS: I HAVE BITES BUT DON'T HAVE PETS SO IT CAN'T BE FLEAS THEREFORE IT MUST BE BED BUGS?
A: NO! You need to see/ catch/ describe what insect is biting you. Once we have identified the type of pest we can get a plan together.
Q: BED BUGS: I HAVE A FEW BITES FROM AN UNSEEN INSECT IS IT BED BUGS?
A: NO! Bed bugs cannot be diagnosed alone by bites.
Q: COCKROACHES: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR COCKROACHES?
A: Depends on the species of cockroach you have.
Q: COCKROACHES: I'VE GOOGLED COCKROACHES AND I SAW A GERMAN COCKROACH IN MY BATHROOM. HELP!
A: Unlikely. As German Cockroaches need to be somewhere warm, they are mostly not found in the bathroom. Mostly cockroaches in the bathroom are Bush cockroaches that have come inside by accident.
Q: COCKROACHES: IF I STAND ON A COCKROACH WILL I SPREAD ITS EGGS?
A: NO! This is an urban myth. If you stand on a cockroach, you will kill it and its babies.
Q: COCKROACHES: WHAT DO I NEED TO DO BEFORE A BUSH COCKROACH TREATMENT?
A: Please clear any items on windowsills. Pull curtains back and blinds up. Put food away. Cover pet fish (Gold fish).
Q: COCKROACHES : ARE ALL COCKROACHES FOUND SOMEWHERE WARM
A: NO! Only American and German cockroaches are found in warm areas. The rest prefer cool environments like outside bark gardens and foliage.
Q: FLEAS: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR FLEAS?
A: Please clear the floors (e.g. clothes electronics) and run the vacuum around the house. Please clear under beds. Pick electronics off the floor e.g. laptops modems. Cover or remove electronics e.g. security cameras. Please put food away, cover pet fish and exclude pets. You need to plan to leave the house for 3 hours to let the spray dry.
Q: FLEAS. HOW DO I TREAT MY PET FOR FLEAS?
A: We do not offer any treatments for pets such as cats or dogs. You need to take the advice of your Vet and use their recommended products to treat your pet.
Q: FLEAS: HOW MANY CALLS FOR FLEAS ARE BED BUGS?
A: Bed Bugs are uncommon in Auckland. 1/500 calls for fleas are Bed Bugs
Q: FLEAS: DO YOUR FLEA TREATMENTS MAKE THE FLEAS GO AWAY IMMEDIATELY?
A: YES! Our treatments kill all the fleas present in the house/business. However cocoons can hatch out new fleas. We add in an Insect Growth Regulator ( IGR) to the flea spray. The fleas in the cocoons can take up to four weeks to hatch out.
Q: FLEAS: HOW LONG DOES A FLEA TREATMENT TAKE TO WORK?
A: Our treatments kill all the adult fleas in the house or business immediately. Cocoons if present will all hatch out within 4 weeks. During the first four weeks as the freshly hatched fleas from the cocoons take their first meal may get a few bites. They then perish when they try to grow.
Q: FLEAS: HOW MANY FLEA TREATMENT CUSTOMERS HAVE A DOG OR CAT?
A: Commonly customers do NOT have a cat or dog. Mostly we don't know where the fleas come from.
Q: FLEAS: DO YOU OFFER FLEA TREATMENTS OUTSIDE OF HOMES/BUSINESSES?
A: No we don’t offer exterior treatments for fleas
Q: FLIES: WHAT IS THE PREPARATION FOR A FLY TREATMENT ?
A: Please put away food, pull up blinds and curtains. Cover pet fish ( Gold fish).
Q: FLIES: DO YOUR FLY TREATMENTS STOP FLIES FLYING INTO MY HOUSE OR BUSINESS?
A: NO! If you want to stop flies coming into your home or business, you need to put up some form of barrier e.g. mesh or close all the doors and windows and air condition the house/business.
Q: GENERAL: DO I NEED TO PUT BEDDING AWAY BEFORE A HOUSE SPRAY?
A: No. This is not required by ACES pest control. This is because we use directional sprayers that only spray where directed.
Q: GENERAL: DO I NEED TO CLEAR OUT WARDROBES BEFORE A HOUSE SPRAY?
A: No. This is not required by ACES pest control.
Q: GENERAL: IVE BOOKED AN INSECT TREATMENT WITH ACES PEST CONTROL, HOW LONG IS THE STAND DOWN PERIOD?
A: It depends on the treatment. Some have no stand down period e.g. ants others have 2-3 hours. The stand down period is to let the spray chemicals dry and settle.
Q: GENERAL: WHAT DO I DO AFTER A HOUSE TREATMENT/SPRAY
A: Once the 2-3 hour stand down period has passed, please re enter the house or business. Please open the windows and doors and let the air move for 30 minutes. Please wipe down any food preparation areas with a damp cloth.
Q: MICE: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR MICE?
A: Nothing. This a NO preparation job
Q: MICE: THE PLUMBER SAID MICE CHEW WATER PIPES BECAUSE THEY ARE THIRSTY
A: NO! Mice don't drink water as they get moisture from their food. They chew the soft plastic mains pressure water pipes as pleasant past time. The mice are as surprised as you are when water comes gushing out of the mains water pipes.
Q: MICE: ARE EASY TO KILL, WHY SHOULD I PAY AN EXTERMINATOR?
A: True mice are stupid easy to kill. But they are rapid breeders. Without the experience of a Professional pest controller, you are unlikely to get them all. Best to trust the professional who nails all of them every time.
Q: MICE: HOW DID THE MICE GET INTO MY HOUSE?
A: Mice are stupid but predictable. For older homes e.g. villas they come up from under house around the pipes. Normally under the kitchen sink. For new homes on a concrete slab, they come in via the garage door. Uncommonly they can come in via trees touching the roof line.
Q: ORGANIC: ARE YOUR TREATMENTS ORGANIC?
A: No. Our treatments are synthetic chemicals. Many of them have the same safety profile as organic treatments. Remember Lead and Arsenic are organic . Organic doesn't make it safe.
Q: ORGANIC: ARE YOUR TREATMENTS AS SAFE AS ORGANIC TREATMENTS?
A: Yes. Synthetic Pyrethroid sprays have the same safety profile as the Organic ones. They are from the same class and have similar safety profile.
Q: RATS: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR RATS?
A: Nothing. Rats are NO preparation job
Q: RATS: I CAN HEAR RATS IN MY CEILING SPACE, ARE THEY COMING FROM THE STREAM THAT RUNS NEAR MY PROPERTY?
A: NO! The rats near the stream are the sewer rats that are poor climbers. The noises in your ceiling are either from roof rats who are excellent climbers. Or mice who can sometimes be found in a ceiling space or birds, in particular in spring.
Q: RATS: IF A PEST CONTROL COMPANY USES BAIT TO TREAT RATS WILL THEY DIE INSIDE THE WALLS?
A: UNLIKELY. If the home owner uses non professional grade bait incorrectly you will make the rats sick and they will die in the walls. Professional pest controllers reduce the chance of this happening by their techniques and professional grade products.
Q: RATS: DO ULTRASONIC RAT REPELLING DEVICES WORK?
A: UNLIKELY: There is no scientific evidence that they do or don't. At the moment its all subjective theory and customer comments.
Q: RATS: WILL MY CAT/DOG EAT A POISONED RAT AND DIE?
A: This is called secondary poisoning. It's has been documented in Birds of Prey. It has NEVER been documented in domestic cats or dogs. Anywhere in the world.
Q: RATS: WILL THE TREATMENT AFFECT MY DOG?
A: We use controls that are excluded from your dog. This means your dog doesn't have access to the controls. There is NO risk to your pet dog.
Q: 15 YEAR GAURANTEE BORER: I WISH TO MAKE A CLAIM
A: You need to wait for 9 months for the PestBor to control the Borer larvae. If after nine months you see Frass ( yellow powder) coming from the Borer pinhole please send your invoice number and I will get in contact.
Q: SPIDERS: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR SPIDERS?
A: Please leave spider webs up. Put food away. Clear window sills, pull curtains back and blinds up. Exclude pets and cover pet fish. Windows shut is preferred but not essential. You need to plan to leave the house for 3 hours. Please schedule house washes before the treatment (not same day or directly after)
Q: SPIDERS: SHOULD I TAKE MY SPIDER WEBS DOWN STRAIGHT AWAY?
A: No. Please wait a week for the spiders to run over the webs then remove them. After a week, please use a broom (not water) to remove the webs
Q: WASPS: WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR WASPS?
A: Nothing. Please leave the nest alone.
Q: WASPS: ONCE YOU HAVE DESTROYED MY WASP NEST WILL IT COME BACK?
A: Once the nest is destroyed it can't come back to life. Once the queen is dead the entire nest dies. Sometimes we take the nest away too
Q: WASPS: I SEE LOTS OF WASPS AROUND MY DECK OUTSIDE WHY IS THAT?
A: Wasps harvest wood to make into paper for their nests. If you have unpainted wood then it could be bringing in the wasps so they can harvest it. You may wish to paint or varnish the wood and the wasps may go else where.
Q: WASPS: HOW DO I FIND WHERE THE WASP’S NEST IS?
A: Wasps fly in one of two directions, either to the nest or to a food and/or water source. You need to observe their flight patterns to find their nest.
Q: WASPS: IM SEEING A LOT OF WASPS HOW FAR AWAY IS THEIR NEST?
A: Wasps fly up to 200m to forge. Your nest (s) is/are within 200m of the wasps you are seeing.
Q: WASPS: I AM SEEING A LOT OF WASPS AROUND, CAN YOU REDUCE THEIR NUMBERS DOWN?
A: NO. We only offer wasp nest destruction as a service. Please find the nest first and then contact ACES pest control.
Q: WASPS: ONCE YOU HAVE KILLED THE NEST, WHAT ABOUT THE FORGING WASPS OUTSIDE THE NEST?: Wasps use the nest to feed. They only gather raw materials and can not feed themselves. When the nest is destroyed the returning wasps are trapped outside and can not feed. After a few hours they will go away.
Q: WASPS: CAN YOU FIND THE NEST ON MY PROPERTY
A: NO. We don't offer a wasp nest finding service. Please find the nest then call us.