Goulburn pest control: cold July nights and a wet summer

Month	Average daily maximum	Average daily minimum	Average rainfall
January	28.5°C	14.3°C	63 mm
February	26.8°C	13.9°C	63 mm
March	24.0°C	11.4°C	55 mm
April	20.4°C	7.8°C	29 mm
May	16.1°C	4.5°C	32 mm
June	12.6°C	2.9°C	61 mm
July	11.8°C	1.9°C	39 mm
August	13.4°C	2.3°C	48 mm
September	16.8°C	4.9°C	47 mm
October	20.4°C	7.4°C	51 mm
November	23.5°C	10.1°C	57 mm
December	26.3°C	12.3°C	63 mm

Summer rain, winter cold, and a dry April

Rain at the station is modest, 608 mm in an average year, and the summer months are the wettest. Autumn then dries quickly: after a wet March, April is the driest month at 29 mm, and May is only a little wetter. June breaks the pattern with a sudden wet month, nearly level with summer, before July and August settle back again.

From January's 28.5°C, the days cool every month to June, July is nearly as cool, and from August they warm every month back to January. July has the coldest nights.

Two seasons at 20.2°C

Autumn and spring at the station share the same average daily maximum, and April and October match too. Autumn's rain comes early: March brings 55 mm, then April and May are the two driest months of the year. Spring is the wetter season, with 155 mm against autumn's 116 mm, and its rain rises each month from September to November.

Pests and weather, from public sources

Termites

New colonies begin when winged termites leave the nest in a colonising flight. The Australian Museum says these flights happen in warm, humid weather, mostly in spring and autumn.

Australian Museum

Cockroaches

The Better Health Channel says cockroaches do best where conditions are warm, humid and unhygienic.

Better Health Channel (Victorian Government)

Mosquitoes

“Mosquitoes need water to breed, and some mosquitoes can breed in very small amounts of water.”

NSW Health

Ticks

Ticks can be found in any month. The Australian Government’s health advice puts the usual tick season at July to December, and says it differs from place to place.

Australian Centre for Disease Control

Who licenses pest work in New South Wales

In New South Wales, the law requires anyone doing prescribed pesticide work to hold a licence, and pest management technician licences come from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). NSW EPA

The EPA also accepts some similar licences issued in other states and territories, though not those issued in Queensland. NSW EPA

Every pesticide licence the EPA issues goes on a public register. NSW EPA

The EPA’s advice is to ask to see a pest controller’s licence before agreeing to any pest control work. NSW EPA

How to check a pest controller’s licence, NSW EPA