Pest control in Newcastle.
Bugs don't stand a chance.
Kapow Pest Control in Newcastle is a licensed, insured and family & pet safe team. We treat homes and businesses for cockroaches, ants, spiders, rodents and termites — handled by local technicians at a fixed price you see up front.
- General Pest$229
- German Cockroach$239
- Rodent Control$199
- Termite Inspection$319
- Commercial$229
- Fleas & Ticks$175
Fixed starting prices — your exact price builds as you answer a few questions.
+16 more services & pricesWhat we actually turn up to
Three jobs, filmed on the day by the technician who treated them. This is what a problem looks like before it is dealt with.
Pest control across Newcastle, we'll splat it
From cockroaches and ants in the kitchen to spiders in the eaves, rodents in the roof and termites in the walls, a pest problem only gets more expensive the longer it's left. We deliver proven, thorough treatments that solve it properly the first time.
We're a local team that knows Newcastle homes and the Hunter climate inside out. Honest advice, registered products, and a fixed price you see before we start — no quotes, no surprises.
General Pest TreatmentCockroaches, spiders, ants, silverfish from$229
A thorough internal & external treatment targeting the common household pests at the source.
- Full internal & external treatment
- Licensed & fully insured
- Low-tox products, safe for kids & pets
Termite InspectionProtect your biggest asset from$319
A thorough timber pest inspection with a detailed digital report — usually booked within the same week.
- Full property timber pest inspection
- Detailed digital report
- Usually available same week
Rodent ControlRats & mice, gone from$199
Targeted baiting using lockable stations, to keep kids and pets safe.
- Targeted baiting
- Lockable bait stations
- Kid & pet safe
Pre-Purchase InspectionBuying? Know before you commit from$440
A combined timber pest + general pest inspection before you buy, with a written report you can rely on.
- Termite + general pest inspection
- Detailed written report
- Usually available same week
Fixed starting prices for a standard home — your exact price builds live as you answer a few quick questions.
Shop, cafe, kitchen, office or strata
Treated and gone before you open
We start at 7am, so the work is done before your first customer walks in. And every visit is written up in a pest register that stays on site — printed, so it still works when the wifi doesn’t, with a QR code your auditor can scan off the wall for the live version.
- Licensed & fully insured, documented for food-safety audits
- Priced to the premises, not off a website
- One-off or an ongoing agreement — your call
Or call 02 5765 0078 and the office will sort you out.
Book pest control instantly, no phone tag
Most pest companies make you call, wait for a callback, then wait again for a quote. We don't — here's the whole thing.
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Pick your service
Choose what you need and see the fixed starting price straight away.
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Tell us your place
A few quick taps — bedrooms, floors, type — and your price updates live.
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Grab a real time
Our live schedule is online. Choose any open slot that suits you.
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Lock it in
Confirm and your spot is reserved instantly — no callbacks, no surprises.
We pack a bigger punch
We read the cause fast and treat it properly the first time. Honest, thorough work from a local family team — at a genuinely fair, fixed price.
- A full assessment of the cause and risk before any treatment
- Low-tox and non-chemical options wherever possible
- Licensed, fully insured technicians on every job
- Practical prevention advice after every treatment
- Friendly local techs who treat your home with respect
Pest control done right the first time
Backed by over 12 years of pest control experience and more than 45,000 jobs completed, Kapow gets it done right the first time. We’ve handled just about every pest problem there is, so whatever you’re dealing with — cockroaches, ants, spiders, rodents, termites, fleas, wasps, bed bugs, silverfish, ticks, or mosquitoes — you’re in experienced hands.
We built Kapow to take the hassle out of pest control. That means honest, fixed pricing locked in up front with no day-of surprises, easy online booking that takes about 60 seconds, and low-tox treatments that are safe for your kids and pets. Before we treat, we find the cause and explain what we’re doing, and we leave you with practical advice to keep the pests from coming back.
Every job comes with a 6-month warranty, because we’d rather do it right than do it twice. At six months we come back at 20% off — a full year of protection is two treatments, not one. No callbacks, no surprises — just reliable, professional pest control.
Bugs don’t stand a chance. Book online in 60 seconds →
Treating the gable end of a two-storey commercial building — from the ground, no ladder, nothing skipped.
Webbing lives up high. So does our wand.
It goes where nobody can reach it: the eaves, the gable end, the apex vents, under the gutter line, around the second-storey windows. That is where it is built and that is where it has to be treated.
A standard hand lance sprays about as far as you can hold it. Everything above that either gets done off a ladder, or gets done from below and misses, or quietly does not get done at all. Plenty of operators do not carry a telescopic wand — so on a two or three storey job, the part of the building the spiders actually live in is the part that gets left. It is the single most common thing we get called about: the last bloke didn’t get up high.
Ours is a three-bay telescopic lance. The wand itself extends to three metres, and the pump carries the product to about five metres above ground level — which covers the eaves and the gable of a typical two-storey from the lawn, with both the technician’s feet on the ground.
- Gable ends, eaves and apex vents treated from the ground — the wand goes up, we don’t
- No ladder on your roof and no ladder feet through your garden beds
- Two and three storey homes and commercial buildings done the same way as a single storey
- Nothing skipped for being awkward — which is the usual reason a treatment comes back early
What it depends on is the weather. Putting product up at five metres needs still air. On a windy day it does not land where it is aimed, and we are not going to spray chemical into your neighbour’s yard to tick a box — so the technician treats everything that can be reached safely and tells you straight what is left and when we will be back for it. That call gets made on the day, on site.
A General Pest treatment covers webbing spiders. Ground-dwelling and wandering spiders — funnel-web, white-tail, huntsman — are the separate Spider Service.
Newcastle pests, local knowledge
Twelve years working Newcastle homes teaches you where the pests will be before you open the van door.
Cockroaches in the terraces
German cockroaches love the older kitchens of Cooks Hill, The Hill and Hamilton — shared walls and warm, humid harbourside air keep them breeding year-round. Baiting the right harbourages beats surface spraying every time.
The Newcastle funnel-web
The Newcastle funnel-web (Atrax christenseni) was only recognised as its own species in 2025 — and it’s native to the Hunter. After summer rain we’re busiest in the leafy gullies around New Lambton Heights, Kotara and Rankin Park.
Rodents when it cools down
From autumn, rats and mice move indoors along the harbour, the creeks and the rail corridors — the roof cavities of older homes in Mayfield, Waratah and Islington are prime real estate. Lockable stations, placed where rodents actually travel.
Termites in Hunter clay
Subterranean termites work the Hunter’s heavy clay soils quietly — weatherboard and older brick homes from Wallsend to New Lambton are most at risk. An annual inspection is a lot cheaper than the repair bill.
What Newcastle says about us
A local, family-owned team out to impress on every job — on time, thorough, and standing behind our work with a 6-month warranty and plain-English terms, not fine print. Had us out already? Telling the Hunter how we did means the world to a local business.
Fantastic service from start to finish! The pest control treatment was done professionally and thoroughly, and the team were friendly, punctual and very knowledgeable.
I found Kapow to be great; they were on time and went about their business and did a fabulous job.
Prompt and on time service done in a friendly way.
I Engaged Kapow Pest Control to perform a pest control service to my investment property in Mayfield ready for the new tenants. Very professional and thorough service. Spiders sprayed, cockroach treatment and a mouse treatment to the ceiling. Will be definitely engaging them for future treatments.
Ready to go KAPOW on your pests?
Pick your service, grab a time that suits you and lock in your fixed price — all online in about a minute.
Is the price really fixed?
Yes. Your price is calculated from your answers and locked in before you confirm — no day-of surprises.
How fast can you come out?
Our live calendar usually has same-week slots, often within a day or two. You'll see the real openings the moment you start booking.
Do I need to be home?
It depends on the service you've booked. Most treatments need someone over 18 to let our technician in and then leave the property while we work — so in most cases you'll need to head out for a bit, returning after a short re-entry period. Some external-only treatments and inspections can be done while you're out. Your technician will confirm exactly what's needed before the job.
Are the treatments safe for pets and kids?
We use low-toxicity, registered products and pet-aware placements, and we'll let you know the short re-entry time on the day.
Which Newcastle suburbs do you cover?
All of them — we’re based in Edgeworth and cover the whole City of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens: the Newcastle CBD and Newcastle East (2300), Merewether, Charlestown, Wallsend, Mayfield, Stockton and everywhere in between. See the full list of suburbs.
How much does pest control cost in Newcastle?
A general pest treatment for a standard Newcastle home is a fixed $229, and you see your exact price before you confirm — no quote visits. Our Newcastle cost guide breaks down every service.
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Pest control across Newcastle & the Hunter
Local technicians covering the City of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens. Find your suburb — or book online in 60 seconds.
From the terraces of Cooks Hill to the new estates at Fletcher, Newcastle’s mild coastal climate keeps pests active most of the year — German cockroaches in older kitchens, black house ants after summer storms, rats and mice moving indoors over winter, and subterranean termites across the Hunter’s heavy clay soils. Wherever you are in Newcastle, you get the same licensed local technicians and fixed, up-front pricing.