When do I need a beetle certificate in Cape Town?

When you sell a property, if the sale agreement asks for one — it is common in the Western Cape and other coastal areas. Before buying an older property with a timber roof or floors.

Who can issue a beetle certificate in Cape Town?

11 SAPCA wood borer inspectors are listed for Cape Town on PestControlFinder, each taken from the SAPCA register, including Techno Bugs Central, Terminix, Sanitech (Pty) Ltd, Ensystex, Sanitech (Pty) Ltd.

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Beetle Certificate in Cape Town

An inspector's certificate that the accessible timber in a property — roof trusses, floors, skirtings — shows no active infestation by wood-destroying beetles. Also called a wood-destroying insect certificate or entomologist's certificate.

When you need one

When you sell a property, if the sale agreement asks for one — it is common in the Western Cape and other coastal areas.
Before buying an older property with a timber roof or floors.

Who may issue it

An inspector listed by SAPCA as a wood-destroying insect (wood borer) inspector. Every business below appears on SAPCA's list of wood borer inspectors.

Authority: SAPCA · check on the SAPCA register

What to ask for

The name of the inspector who will sign the certificate.
What happens if beetles are found: the treatment, the price, and a re-inspection.
The original certificate for the transfer attorney.

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