Six months up, six months down
The rain keeps an orderly line. February is the driest month on the station's averages, at 26 mm, and August the wettest, at 101 mm, with no month on either side breaking step. June, July and August sit together at the top of the year, and the rain then thins month by month through spring and summer, across an average year of 724 mm.
January and February share the warmest days, February's averaging 26.0°C, and the nights are coolest in July, at 5.6°C. The wettest month arrives after the coldest nights rather than with them, so August is still cold while the rain is at its height.
September, still wet from winter
Spring is the wetter and the cooler of the station's two in-between seasons, with 177 mm from September to November. September, at 76 mm, is wetter than any autumn month, and only June, July and August outdo it. Autumn is the warmer season, with March among the driest months of the year and May already well into the rain.
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 MuseumCockroaches
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 HealthTicks
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 ControlWho licenses pest work in South Australia
In South Australia, a business offering pest control for payment must hold a Pest Controller’s licence. SA Health
Anyone applying pesticides there for payment must hold the appropriate Pest Management Technician’s Licence, unless exempt or recognised (below). SA Health
Only SA Health issues these licences, through its Controlled Substances Licensing team. SA Health
The person who does the work must hold a full or a limited technician’s licence, and SA Health says to ask to see it. SA Health
A limited licence holder works under the supervision of a full licence holder, and gets a paper licence but no photo card. SA Health
With SA Health’s written approval, some limited licence holders who have finished the pesticide safety part of their training may work without their supervisor physically present, within sight or sound of them, including by phone. SA Health
SA Health’s page for the industry says a worker “may be eligible for an exemption, mutual recognition or automatic mutual recognition status” instead of an SA licence. SA Health
Engaging a licensed pest control business, SA Health