Rat, mouse and wasp control in Richmond, Tasman
Richmond is where Richard is based, so rats in the ceiling, mice in the pantry or a wasp nest under the eaves here are close to home. He gets into the roof space himself, finds where they're getting in and treats them there. The inspection and quote are free.
Richard under a house when the phone goes? Someone still picks up, and he calls you back.
Roof to subfloor
Roof space: Up through the hatch, Richard follows droppings, runs across the insulation and chewed cable to the nest, and finds the gap they came in by. He checks the rafters for borer holes and the eaves for wasps.
- Where
- South of Stoke, on the Waimea Inlet
- Postcode
- 7020
- Common jobs
- Rats, mice, wasps
What to send Richard
- A photo of the holes, droppings or nest
- Where you’ve seen them: roof space, inside, under the floor or outside
- How long it’s been going on
- Who’s home: kids, pets, or a business open to the public
- For borer: the rough age of the house
- Work
- Borer, rats and mice, wasps, household pests
- Area
- Nelson, Stoke and Richmond
- Experience
- 15+ years in pest control
- Quotes
- Free inspection and quote
- Phone, or fill in the formPictures of what you’ve spotted help.
- Richard rings youHe asks what you’ve seen, and where.
- Free inspection and quoteRoof space, subfloor and section, then a price.
- Treated where they’re workingThen he checks back that it’s done the job.
Rats, mice and wasps in Richmond homes
Richmond grew strongly through the 1990s and 2000s, and a lot of its new housing sits right against the orchards and market gardens of the Waimea Plains. Cropped land feeds mice and rats through the growing season, and when the ground is bare and the nights turn cold they go looking for warmth. A new roof space with clean, dry insulation suits them perfectly. Richard treats rats and mice across Richmond, along with wasp nests, ants, spiders, fleas and cockroaches, for homes, rentals and local businesses.
He starts in the roof space with a torch, reading the signs: droppings, chewed insulation, gnawed cables and greasy rub marks along the timber. They show him where the rats run and how they got in. Then he checks the subfloor and walks round the outside of the house to find the gap they're using. Bait and traps go right on those runs, not in a corner they never visit. Once the treatment has had time to work, Richard checks in to make sure the ceiling has gone quiet.
How Richard works in Richmond
Tell Richard what you’ve found
Call, or send the form with a photo of the holes, droppings or nest and where you saw it.
A free inspection
Richard comes out and goes through the ceiling cavity, the subfloor and the section, to find where they’re working and how they get in.
A clear quote
He shows you what he found and quotes the treatment before any work starts.
Treated where they work
Bait stations on the runs, the nest itself, the timber the borer is in: each pest is treated where it lives.
He checks in afterwards
Once the treatment has had time to work, Richard gets back in touch to see that it has.
New streets, old orchards and the estuary
Being new doesn't keep mice out. Richmond West has filled with fresh streets since 2018, and those new houses still have gaps around pipes and cables, at the garage door and where the soffits meet the walls. Where the new streets back onto orchards or market gardens, the mice don't have far to come. Richard looks at a new build the same way he looks at an old one: from the roof down.
Richmond's other edge is water. The town sits on the shore of the Waimea Inlet, the largest estuary in the South Island. Of New Zealand's rats, the Norway rat is the heavier one and sticks closest to people, buildings and towns, while its smaller cousin climbs. Richard works out which one he's dealing with before the bait goes down.
Late summer brings the wasps. A queen starts her nest in spring, and by late summer and autumn it is raising next season's queens in an eave, a wall cavity or a sunny bank. One nest holds thousands of workers. Richard treats the nest itself and looks over the whole section for any others before he leaves.
Couldn’t be happier with the excellent service 3D Pest Control provided so would therefore highly recommend them. Richard was exceptional solving my rodent issue and also very prompt and so reasonably priced. He made the situation much easier to deal with as explained everything so well and was only a phone call away if I needed further assistance. Thank you Richard.
Tips for Richmond
- Before the first frosts, seal the gaps around pipes, cables and the garage door. A new Richmond home has more of them than you'd think.
- Keep firewood, garden waste and stored boxes away from the house walls, so rats have no cover right up to the cladding.
- From late summer, watch the eaves and the sunny side of the house for wasps flying in and out of one spot.
Richmond questions
We're in a new house in Richmond West. How have mice got in already?
New houses have gaps too: where pipes and cables go through, under garage doors and along the soffits. With orchards and paddocks nearby, mice find them as soon as it turns cold. Richard checks the roof space and the outside, finds the way in and treats the mice where they're running.
Is Richard based in Richmond?
Yes. Richard is based in Richmond and works right through the town, out to Hope and Brightwater and across Stoke and Nelson. Book a free inspection and he'll come and take a look.
Can Richard look after a shop or office in Richmond too?
Yes. Businesses are part of his work: shops, offices, cafés, schools and childcare centres. Richard walks the premises with you and puts together a pest plan built around that one site.
We also work nearby in Stoke and Tāhunanui. All Nelson suburbs
A free inspection in Richmond
Tell Richard what you’ve found and where. A photo of the holes, droppings or nest helps him see it before he comes out.
What to send Richard
- A photo of the holes, droppings or nest
- Where you’ve seen them: roof space, inside, under the floor or outside
- How long it’s been going on
- Who’s home: kids, pets, or a business open to the public
- For borer: the rough age of the house
Richard will be in touch to talk it through, then come out, inspect and quote. If you go ahead, he treats them and checks in afterwards.
Rather talk? Call 0800 166 028
Thanks, we’ve got your details.
Richard will be in touch to talk it through and set a time for the free inspection.