How often should a restaurant have pest control in Victoria?
Most restaurants and cafés in Melbourne use a monthly or bi-monthly scheduled pest service, with more frequent visits for high-risk kitchens or after an infestation. Victorian food premises must keep their premises free of pests, and councils check for evidence of pests during inspections, so a regular documented program is the practical way to show you are managing the risk.
Pest challenges for food & hospitality
- German cockroaches breeding in warm equipment, hinges and wall voids
- Mice and rats around storerooms, bins and grease traps
- Flies and ants around food prep and outdoor dining
- Pests arriving with produce and supplier deliveries
- Limited windows to treat when kitchens run long hours
What your Pestor program includes
- Scheduled inspections and treatments, monthly or as your risk needs
- Gel baiting and crack-and-crevice treatment inside equipment and fittings
- Rodent bait and monitoring stations inside and outside
- A pest logbook kept on site with every visit recorded
- Treatments outside trading hours
- Callback service between scheduled visits if you see activity
How it works
Kitchen survey
We inspect the kitchen, storerooms, bins and dining areas and identify risk points.
Program plan
Visit frequency and treatment plan agreed, with a fixed price.
Scheduled service
Treatments before service, after close or on your quiet day.
Logbook
Every visit is recorded in your on-site pest logbook, ready for inspectors.
Ready for your council inspection
Under the Victorian Food Act, food premises must be kept free of pests, and council inspections look for pest activity and pest control records. A Pestor program includes a logbook with every inspection, treatment and recommendation recorded, so you can show your inspector exactly how pests are being managed.
Pests we treat for food & hospitality
Cockroaches
Gel baiting and targeted treatment for German, Australian and smoky brown cockroaches.
Mice
Tamper-resistant baiting, trapping and sealing the gaps mice use to get in.
Rats
Secure bait stations, trapping and roof-line proofing for black rats and Norway rats.
Ants
We find the nest and treat the colony, not just the trail across your bench.
Birds
Spikes, netting, solar panel mesh and exclusion for pigeons, mynas and sparrows.
Wasps
Safe treatment and removal of European wasp and paper wasp nests.
FAQs
Will you need to close my kitchen for treatment?
Usually not. Gel baits and bait stations are placed while the kitchen is quiet. Residual treatments are scheduled after close or on your day off.
Do you provide a pest control logbook?
Yes. Every commercial food client gets an on-site logbook with service records, products used, bait station maps and recommendations.
What if we see cockroaches between visits?
Call us. Callbacks between scheduled visits are part of a food business program.
Do you treat food trucks and market stalls?
Yes. Contact us with your setup and we will recommend a suitable service.