Canberra's track record as a deliberately created city set within a natural setting is extensively admired, yet that very same closeness to the environment brings a consistent, predictable pest challenge that numerous homeowners of more compact, urban areas seldom experience so intensely. The cit

Canberra's identity as a planned city ingrained within a natural landscape is one of its most popular qualities, but that exact same combination with the surrounding environment produces a consistent and predictable pest pressure that locals of more densely urbanised cities hardly ever experience

Canberra's relationship with its natural environment is one of the defining features of the city's character-- organized green corridors, expansive parklands, and the integration of bush reserves within domestic neighbourhoods develop a living environment that the majority of capital cities can j