Pest control in Saulsville, Pretoria

Pest control in Saulsville usually means cockroaches, rats, fleas, bed bugs and summer flies in homes, backyard rooms and small shops. Combat Pest Control serves Saulsville from Johannesburg. We check the house and yard, treat the problem at its source with safe, registered products and lockable bait stations, and tell you honestly what you can manage yourself.

About Saulsville

Saulsville is an established township on the western side of Pretoria, right next to Atteridgeville, with hills and open land nearby. Most homes are family houses that have been extended over the years, many with backyard rooms that are rented out or used by family. There are schools, churches, spaza shops, salons and food sellers throughout. Summers are hot, with heavy afternoon storms; winters are dry and cold at night.

When homes and rooms share yards and walls, pests move easily between them. That's why the best results come when a whole yard is treated, and better still when neighbours treat together.

Cockroaches: what you can do, and when to call

What you can do: keep food in sealed containers, wipe surfaces and the floor around the stove at night, don't leave dishes in the sink overnight, and fix dripping taps. Cockroaches need water as much as food.

When to call: if you see them during the day, or in the bedroom, or they're inside the kettle, microwave or fridge motor. That means a large population. We use gel baits placed exactly where German cockroaches hide, which they eat and share with the rest of the colony. It's far better than spraying, which scatters them into the walls and next door. Read more on our cockroach treatments page.

Rats and mice

What you can do: keep rubbish in bins with lids, don't leave pet food out at night, move rubble and old materials away from the house, and block holes at the base of walls with cement, not cardboard or foam.

When to call: if you hear them in the ceiling, find fresh droppings every day, or see burrows in the yard. We place lockable bait stations that children and pets cannot open, trap inside if needed, and show you where they're getting in.

Fleas

What you can do: treat your dogs and cats with a product from the vet, wash their bedding hot, and vacuum or sweep floors often.

When to call: if people in the house are getting bitten around the ankles, or fleas keep coming back after you've treated the pets. Flea eggs and larvae live in the yard, under furniture and in cracks in the floor, so the home and yard need treating at the same time as the animals. Our flea control page explains why.

Bed bugs

What you can do: check second-hand beds and couches carefully before bringing them home, and check bags after travelling. If you think you have them, wash bedding hot and don't move the bed to another room.

When to call: as soon as you're sure. Bed bugs don't go away on their own and over-the-counter sprays rarely reach them. We treat beds, bases, headboards, couches and the cracks around them, and come back to catch the ones that hatch after the first treatment.

Flies and termites

Flies breed in rubbish and in summer heat; regular collection and closed bins solve most of it. Harvester termites can strip patches of grass in the yard in winter, and subterranean termites sometimes reach door frames and roof timbers. We identify which it is before treating, and our termite treatments carry a 5-year guarantee with a certificate.

Small shops and food sellers

Spaza shops, food stalls and salons in Saulsville get the same pests as homes, plus the extra pull of stock and packaging. Keeping goods on shelves off the floor, sealing bags of maize meal and sugar, and closing the storeroom at night all help. We can treat the shop and storeroom, place lockable rodent stations, and come back on a regular schedule.

The biggest mistake

Buying poison from street sellers. Some of those products are illegal and highly toxic, and children and pets are poisoned by them every year. They don't solve the problem either, because they don't reach the source. Registered products, used by a trained, registered pest controller, are safer and work better.

What it costs and why

The cost depends on the pest and how many rooms are involved. Cockroaches in one house are one of our smaller jobs; bed bugs cost more because every bed and couch must be treated and a second visit is usually needed. Rats need stations and a return visit. A house with backyard rooms is priced on all the rooms together. You'll see a guide "from" price on this page, and our guide prices for treatments explain more. If the problem is small enough to handle yourself, we'll say so.

We also cover pest control in Atteridgeville next door and the rest of Gauteng; all our services are on our Johannesburg pest control page.

Combat Pest Control is owned and run by Jason van Heerden, with 25 years of experience. We are SAPCA registered and registered with the Department of Agriculture, we offer service within 24 hours, and our general treatments carry a 3-month guarantee. Phone 084 200 2700, or WhatsApp us a photo of the insect and we'll tell you what it is.