Best of Central Auckland
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Of the businesses that qualified for the Auckland-wide wasp nest removal list, 10 are located in Central Auckland or list at least three of its suburbs on their websites. This page ranks the top 7.
Among the 10, the Central Auckland suburbs named most often on their own websites are Remuera (8), Ponsonby (6), Mt Eden (5), Epsom (4).
3 of the listed businesses have a Google listing located in Central Auckland; the rest travel in from elsewhere in Auckland.
The median Google rating here is 4.8 from a median of 61 reviews. ACES Pest Control has the most reviews (471).
3 of the 7 listed businesses publish at least one price for this service on their own websites (4 of 10 across all eligible businesses).
7 of the 7 appear in the PMANZ public member directory.
Scores in this list span 24.7 points from top to bottom.
For this list, Central Auckland means Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Mt Eden, Epsom, Remuera, Parnell and Onehunga, and nearby suburbs.
Central Auckland nests favour the built fabric of old suburbs. Dry-stacked volcanic stone walls in Mt Eden, Epsom, Remuera and One Tree Hill are full of cavities that German and common wasps use, and villa wall voids and roof spaces in Ponsonby, Grey Lynn and Herne Bay hide nests that grow unnoticed until wasps start appearing inside, usually in late summer.
A nest in a stone wall is awkward to treat because the entrance a homeowner sees is not always where the nest sits, and the colony can extend between rocks. Pulling stones out to find it is risky and can damage a wall that may be decades old. A nest inside a villa wall can spread behind scrim and linings, so wasps sometimes emerge through light fittings or gaps in skirting.
The grassed and planted slopes of the maunga, along with the large parks and old gardens around them, give foraging wasps plenty of food, and Asian paper wasps build small open nests on eaves, pergolas and shrubs along sunny fences.
On small inner-city sections a nest is often on, in or under a shared fence, so who arranges treatment can be a neighbour conversation before it is a booking. Wasps do not respect boundaries, and a nest treated from one side only may stay active. Talking to the neighbour first lets a single visit cover both sides.
Nests on the Tūpuna Maunga, in council parks or on road reserve are for the land manager to handle, so report them to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority or Auckland Council rather than hiring someone to work on public land. A nest at the edge of a private section beside a reserve is still the owner's to deal with.
Narrow streets with parking on both sides, side-path access and two-storey villas with high eaves all affect the job, so describe the height and the route to the nest when asking for a quote. Useful questions: how the business will treat a nest in a stone wall or wall cavity without opening it up, whether it will check the roof space, what happens if wasps are still flying a few days later, and which product it will use near vegetable gardens and pets. Leave the entrance unblocked until treatment, and confirm the insects are wasps rather than honey bees, which beekeepers often collect.
PMANZ member
Its Google listing shows a service area rather than a street address. Its website names Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Mt Eden, Epsom and Remuera and other suburbs in Central Auckland.
World Class Pest Control websitewcpestcontrol.co.nz
81.5 / 100
Google: 4.9 from 111 reviews
Since 2014 (domain record)
Publishes prices, for example from $120 + GST, Wasp nest extermination/removal
PMANZ memberBased in North Shore
Its Google listing is in Birkenhead, outside Central Auckland. Its website names Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Westmere, Mt Eden and Remuera and other suburbs in Central Auckland.
ACES Pest Control websitecommercialpestcontrol.net.nz
77.9 / 100
Google: 4.8 from 471 reviews
Since 2010 (domain record)
No price for this service published on its website
PMANZ memberBased in West Auckland
Its Google listing is in Massey, outside Central Auckland. Its website names Ponsonby, Mt Eden, Epsom, Grafton and Ellerslie and other suburbs in Central Auckland.
EcoSan Solutions websiteecosan.co.nz
76.4 / 100
Google: 4.8 from 51 reviews
Since 2014 (Companies Register)
Publishes prices, for example $165 easy access; $245 ladder access, Wasp nest destruction
PMANZ member
Its Google listing shows a service area rather than a street address. Its website names Remuera, Onehunga, St Heliers, Kohimarama and Glendowie in Central Auckland.
KO Pest websitekopest.co.nz
71.6 / 100
Google: 4.9 from 121 reviews
Since 2019 (domain record)
Publishes prices, for example from $145 + GST (1-2 nests); from $195 + GST (3+ nests), Wasp treatment (full exterior)
PMANZ memberBased in Central Auckland
Its Google listing is in Mount Wellington. Its website names Central Auckland as an area it serves.
62.9 / 100
Google: 4.7 from 160 reviews
Since 2020 (domain record)
No price for this service published on its website
PMANZ memberBased in Central Auckland
Its Google listing is in Remuera. Its website names Ponsonby and Remuera in Central Auckland.
PCS Pest Control websitepcspestcontrol.co.nz
61.9 / 100
Google: 4.7 from 70 reviews
Since 2014 (domain record)
No price for this service published on its website
PMANZ memberBased in Central Auckland
Its Google listing is in Remuera. Its website names Remuera in Central Auckland.
Help Clean websitehelpclean.co.nz
56.8 / 100
Google: 4.7 from 14 reviews
Since 2021 (domain record)
No price for this service published on its website
3 more eligible businesses serve Central Auckland but scored lower. All of them, with scores, are in the table on the Auckland-wide wasp nest removal list.
The Auckland-wide list explains what to ask before hiring and ranks all 35 eligible businesses: best wasp nest removal services in Auckland.
