For pest control technicians
Wasp-nest panic at smoko. Rats in the ceiling at 9pm. Answered.
Pest calls are panic calls — someone's been stung, or something's scratching in the wall above the bed. An AI receptionist answers in your business name, sorts genuine urgency from routine, and texts you the job with the details you actually need.
Free to set up · keep your number · live in 10 minutes
Panic callers don't leave voicemails
Someone who's just found a wasp nest by the kids' trampoline rings numbers until one answers. Voicemail means they're already talking to the next pest company on Google.
The season decides your call volume
Wasps in summer, rodents as soon as it cools off. The spikes hit exactly when you're flat out on the tools — and the AI answers the same at your busiest as your quietest.
Everyone wants a price on the phone
Half of pest calls open with “roughly what would it cost?”. The AI only shares rates you've set — and never makes a number up to keep a caller happy.
A wasp-nest call, price question included
A real example: a wasp nest, an allergic kid, and the inevitable price question. The AI treats the urgency seriously and leaves the pricing to you.
Within a minute of hangup: name, number, address, the job and urgency — texted and emailed to you. See how it works →
Built for wasp season — and the autumn rodent rush
Pest control might be the most seasonal trade in the country. January and February are wall-to-wall wasp nests; the first cold week of autumn sends every rat and mouse in the neighbourhood indoors and your phone with them. The problem is that the call spike and the work spike arrive together — you're in a roof cavity with a duster while four new jobs ring through to voicemail. Some outfits hire a temp for the season. The maths on that is grim: a part-timer costs more per week than an AI receptionist costs per month, and doesn't answer at 9pm — the full comparison is on hiring a receptionist vs an AI one.
TradieCall answers every call it's given, peak season or dead of winter, and turns each one into a job sheet — name, number, address, what the pest is and where, how urgent — texted and emailed to you within a minute. Spam and telemarketers get blocked free and never touch your bill, which matters when the phone's already running hot.
Panic calls need a calm voice, not a menu
A wasp sting on an allergic kid, a rat in a food business the day before an audit, a wasps' nest inside the wall of a bedroom — these callers are stressed and they want a human-sounding voice that takes it seriously. The AI answers in seconds with a natural Kiwi accent, keeps its advice to common sense (keep kids and pets clear), and asks the questions that let you triage: what, where, how bad, anyone at risk. Genuine urgency gets flagged 🚨 to your phone, and on the Pro plan an emergency can be transferred to you live while the caller holds.
The routine work books just as cleanly. A “we hear scratching at night” enquiry gets captured with the details, and on Pro the AI can pencil the inspection into your diary, synced with Google Calendar, while the caller is still on the line. Starter is $129/mo and Pro $249/mo incl. GST — see pricing for what each includes. Setting it up yourself is free and takes about 10 minutes, with a 7-day free trial before you pay anything.
Straight answers for pest techs
Wasp season doesn't ring ahead.
Be ready before the first nest call. Set it up free, ring it yourself, and go live when it sounds right.
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