Termites don’t knock.Neither do we — we inspect.

A standard BugBoss general pest treatment is $300 including GST for a normal residential home, covering inside, outside and the accessible roof void for cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish. A termite inspection with a written report is also $350. Termite barriers are measured and quoted per lineal metre — $78 per lineal metre including GST for a Termidor HE treated zone, drilled and injected.

Larger homes, acreage and properties with difficult access are quoted on inspection, and the price is confirmed in writing before we start. German cockroach is excluded from a general treatment and quoted separately at $180 per affected room.

Often, and we will tell you honestly when we can’t. We work a deliberately tight patch from the Bayside through to the northside, so same-day is realistic more often than not — but it depends on where the run already is that day. Call and we will tell you what today actually looks like rather than taking the booking and sorting it out later.

Every product we use is APVMA-registered for the use we put it to and applied at label rate. For occupied homes we select low-hazard formulations — our standard internal residual is Seclira WSG, and cockroach gel goes on bait dots inside cupboards rather than sprayed across surfaces. Keep children and pets off treated surfaces until they are dry, typically 30 to 60 minutes internally; once dry, normal contact is fine.

What we won’t say is that a treatment is “chemical free”, “non-toxic” or “100% safe”. If a company uses a registered pesticide, none of those claims is true. Full detail on our safety and chemicals page.

At least every twelve months. AS 3660.2 sets regular inspections at intervals of no more than twelve months, with special inspections at no more than six months where the risk warrants it — and that interval is usually also the condition your termite warranty depends on, both the installer’s and the manufacturer’s. Letting it lapse can cost you cover you have already paid for.

Because they are the only trust signal a customer can actually verify before handing over money. Queensland requires two separate licences for termite work — a QBCC termite management licence and a Queensland Health pest management technician licence — and almost no pest control website in Brisbane publishes the technician number. Ours are QBCC 15315305 and PMT 1004307814, both checkable. If a company won’t give you both, that tells you something.

BugBoss is a new brand, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. It is operated by 10X Pty Ltd (ABN 81 644 370 525), which holds QBCC licence 15315305 for termite management chemical and physical work, with more than twenty years of Brisbane pest management behind it. You won’t find a star rating on this site yet, because we haven’t earned one under this name — and borrowing someone else’s reviews isn’t something we’re willing to do.