Pest control Melbourne locals trust — that’s Positive Pest Solutions. We offer affordable, reliable pest and termite control across Melbourne’s South-Eastern Suburbs, with all works guaranteed and 5-star customer reviews.

Most people call us with a specific problem. Spider webbing across the eaves. Ants coming through the kitchen. Something moving in the roof at night.

We’re a licensed pest and termite control business working across Melbourne’s South-Eastern Suburbs. One technician — so the person who quotes your job is the person who does it.

What We Treat

Around the home

Spiders

are our most common job. Webbing across eaves, windows and around the house. A treated house usually stays free of webbing for around twelve months, longer than our six-month guarantee. Many customers book it annually for that reason alone.

Ants

are second. They’re persistent because treating the trail doesn’t touch the nest.

We also handle rodents, cockroaches, termites, wasps and bees, bedbugs, fleas, and end of lease treatments.

For businesses

Rodents

are the most common commercial call by a distance. Rats and mice in ceiling spaces, storerooms and behind equipment. For food premises it’s a compliance problem as much as a pest one.

Cockroaches

are second — and the species matters, because they’re not the same job.

German cockroach

is the one that matters in commercial kitchens. It breeds indoors and establishes fast in warm equipment cavities. A single surface treatment won’t fix it. It needs a program.

Common shining cockroach

lives outdoors and is widespread in Victoria. Found inside, it has usually hitchhiked in on deliveries or packaging — a one-off, not an infestation.

American cockroach

turns up in older buildings, particularly CBD premises with double-brick construction and older sewers, moving through drains and wall cavities.

Which one you have determines whether you need a program or a single visit. It’s the clearest example of why we diagnose before we treat.

Ants

are third.

We work with restaurants, cafes, offices, warehouses, retail and strata properties, on both one-off treatments and scheduled programs.

We Diagnose Before We Treat

This is the main thing separating us from the larger operators.

Most pest control follows a routine. Same treatment, same products, regardless of the property. It often works. When it doesn’t, it’s usually because nobody established where the pest was actually coming from.

Take cockroaches. In a roof cavity and in a wall cavity they look identical to a homeowner. They’re not the same job. Wall cavities are harder to access and harder to treat properly, and a standard perimeter spray won’t reach them. Treat both the same way and one of them comes back.

So we work out what we’re dealing with, and where it’s coming from, before deciding how to treat it. It takes longer at the start. It’s why our treatments hold.

What We Use

We use original manufacturer products, not generic equivalents. Termidor for termite work. Biflex Aquamax for most general outdoor treatment. Both are APVMA-approved, and both cost more than the generics many operators substitute in.

The active ingredient is only part of it. Formulation affects how a product binds to surfaces, how it handles weather, and how long it keeps working — which is why a treated house stays webbing-free for a year rather than a season.

The product isn’t fixed, though. Around eighty percent of jobs are broadly similar. The other twenty percent need adjusting — a different product, the same product applied differently, or both.

Usually that’s driven by what we find during diagnosis, or by something the customer raises. Sensitivity to pesticides in the household. Pets, young children, vegetable gardens, aquariums. Or simply wanting to know what’s being used before we start.

That’s a fair thing to ask, and better discussed before treatment than after. If you have concerns about a particular product, tell us. There’s almost always more than one way to solve the problem.

What It Costs

We quote each job rather than publishing a price list, because the same pest in two properties can be two different jobs.

For general pest treatment, the price comes down to:

• Land size and property size
• Construction type and access
• Whether it’s a one-off or an ongoing program
• Where the infestation is

That last one matters more than how bad it is. Something in a roof cavity is straightforward. The same problem in a wall cavity is considerably harder to reach and treat properly.

Termite work is quoted after inspection — the treatment depends on construction type, soil conditions, and how much activity we find.

Either way, you’ll know what we’ve found, what we recommend, and what it costs before any work starts.

Scheduling

We’re a one-technician business. You deal directly with the person doing the work — but it also means we can’t always offer same-day service.

We’ll give you a realistic timeframe when you call, rather than a booking we can’t keep. If it’s urgent, say so, and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help or whether you’re better off calling someone else.

Guarantee

Most treatments are guaranteed for a minimum of six months. In practice most customers get considerably longer — the spider treatment usually holds for about a year.

If something comes back within the guarantee period, so do we.

Where We Work

Melbourne’s South-Eastern Suburbs, including Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Wheelers Hill, Oakleigh, Vermont, Blackburn, Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton, Springvale, Dandenong, Knox, Wantirna, Rowville, Ferntree Gully and Ringwood.

Get In Touch

Tell us what you’re seeing and where, and we’ll tell you what’s involved.

Call 03 8594 1416 or request a quote online.