Protecting New Zealand’s native ecosystems starts with controlling invasive animal pests. At Longridge Contracting, we use a proven combination of ground control, trapping, targeted toxin application, and ongoing monitoring to manage pest populations effectively. Our work helps safeguard native wildlife, support biodiversity, disease control and restore natural environments across the country. Through a careful, strategic approach to pest control and pest extermination services, we strive to preserve New Zealand’s unique landscapes for future generations.
Protect Your Land
From Invasive Animal Pests
Our Services
Animal Pest Control
Control
Methods
Trapping
We offer a wide range of trapping solutions tailored to your specific needs, from single backyard traps to full-scale pest management systems. We specialise in the control of common pests including possum trapping as well as rabbit control and wallaby control providing effective pest control options for both residential and large-scale vector control operations.
Shooting
Day/night shooting and aerial shooting.
These are key methods we use to control a pest population across a variety of New Zealand landscapes. All staff are industry-trained and equipped with the latest specialised thermal drone imaging technology to detect and track target species with precision. These tools enhance our effectiveness as pest exterminators, delivering fast and humane results in the field.
Ground Hunting / Dog & Gun
Our highly experienced team offers ground hunting in all types of terrain, using industry-trained and aversion-trained hunting dogs to target specific New Zealand pest species. This boots-on-the-ground approach ensures we can respond quickly and effectively, whether it’s for surveillance, ongoing monitoring, or providing pest exterminator services.
Toxins
Our highly qualified Longridge team are all certified and hold Controlled Substances Licenses (CSL), ensuring safe and compliant use of toxins in the field. With deep expertise in pest species behaviour, we select the most effective poison and application method for each situation. Available methods include hand-laying poison, bait stations, and trapping each tailored to deliver targeted, efficient pest control.
Animal Surveillance
LRC utilises a range of advanced tools for accurate surveillance and monitoring of target species. Our equipment includes trail cameras, thermal drones, tracking tunnels, and chew detection devices, providing clear, actionable data for effective pest management. We can also provide AT220 drone surveys, offering high-resolution aerial monitoring to detect activity and movement patterns across large and remote areas. This technology supports more efficient planning and execution of pest control operations.
Invasive Animal
Species Targeted
Wild Deer (Cervidae)
Deer can cause significant damage to high-value crops, restorative plantings or production forests.
– Eat high-value crop, seedlings and saplings
– Graze the understory
– Rub bark off the trees with antlers
– Ringbarking of trees with antlers
– Spreading of disease
LRC offers tailored deer control solutions, including monitoring, ground-based culling, and aerial shooting, to effectively reduce deer populations and protect valuable landscapes.
Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa)
Pigs cause damage to the ground surface by pig rooting the soil (digging up soil with their noses), mainly in damper areas.
– Rub on trees, thereby removing the bark and killing them
– Coat the trees with mud and hair and mark the tree with tusk marks
We offer wild pig management services, combining strategic pest control monitoring with effective trapping and effective exterminator services to minimize environmental and agricultural damage.
Wild Goats (Capra aegagrus)
Goats usually leave clean-cut shoots and leaves as a feeding sign and can damage the stems, leaving ragged wood edges.
– Graze the understory
– Graze and consume substantial numbers of new seedlings
– Consume bark and ringbark poles
– Feed standing on their hind legs, with a reach of up to 2m
– Climb trees
LRC can assist with targeted goat control, using proven strategies to manage populations and reduce environmental impact.
Hares & Rabbits (Leporidae)
Hares and rabbits are a significant New Zealand pest, particularly in areas near farmland. These animals cause extensive damage to freshly planted seedlings, requiring targeted pest control and monitoring strategies. Rabbits will dig around plants and eat leaves and stems, while hares slice off seedlings cleanly at the base, damaging or killing them entirely. Effective pest exterminator services and pest control can help reduce populations and protect native vegetation. Our pest control services include both ground-based methods and aerial options like drone spray for effective coverage in remote or large areas.
Wallabies (Macropodidae)
Wallabies will graze the understory and young seedlings, biting off some or all of the leaf.
– Damage native species
– Damage crops and young trees
– Compete with other livestock
– Capable of destroying a young forest
As an invasive New Zealand pest, wallabies require effective pest control and monitoring. Our targeted pest exterminator services help manage their impact through both ground and aerial methods.
Predators (Cats, Ferrets, Weasels, Stoats, Rats, Possums)
Predators cause serious damage to young trees, especially during winter and spring when food is scarce. If their numbers aren’t controlled, they can stunt tree growth and reduce productivity, leading to major financial losses over time.
They also threaten New Zealand’s native wildlife. Possums, ferrets, stoats and rats eat the eggs and chicks of native birds, along with insects that play a key role in healthy ecosystems. They are often found in areas where pine plantations border native bush or scrub.
Damage predators inflict:
– Spreading of diseases
– Predating on protected wildlife
– Competing for food source
– Broken branches in the upper canopy
– Ringbarking young trees
We offer targeted pest exterminator services, including monitoring, possum trapping, and exterminator support, to control predator populations across the South Island.
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