Termite Inspection
Waterloo Eastern Suburbs

Termite Inspection Waterloo

Around Australia, termites are often referred to as ‘white ants’. These tiny insects can wreak a significant level of property damage each year. Due to the great capacity for destruction, residents of Waterloo Eastern Suburbs are advised to seek quality termite inspection services.

Removing & Managing Termites

Each situation is unique, and so there are different treatment options for specific situations. There are two strategies utilised are creating a termite barrier using specialised chemical treatments, and extermination the termite colony entirely by baiting. For additional details on what these treatment options cost, give us a call today.

Typically, in Waterloo, termite specialists make use of a chemical treatment as the preferred type control strategy for killing termites, however, colony elimination through baiting also has distinct advantages and should also be considered.

It’s important to first have a professional termite exterminator visit the building to fully look at the situation.

So you know you need termite inspection, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Waterloo can offer? Want to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite inspection in Waterloo? For more information on making the best choice, our team are more than happy to assist, and we provide highly competitive costs as well.

To find out more about termite inspection prices, give our team a ring straight away.

Chemical Treatments For Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Termites find these chemicals easy to identify and a strong deterrent, which makes them ideal for offering great protection to all treated locations. Unfotunately however, when areas are compromised later on, or if access is a problem and not all areas are covered, termites can identify these gaps and can potentially get in.

Bifenthrin has a residual lifetime of up to five years and is the most commonly used repellent chemical available today.

Non Repelling Chemicals

These are chemicals that termites cannot detect. Given they then don’t avoid them, they will go through the residue and then die. In addition, individual white ants may also transfer the chemicals to other members of the colony, providing a flow on and efficient effect.

Since termites do not identify non-repellents, they do not recognise the difference between untreated and treated locations, and therefore access through possible gaps is reduced.

Fipronil is the most widely used non repellent on the market, and has a residual life of up to eight years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

Above Ground Systems are used to eliminate termites from homes by placing bait stations at the site of activity, so they begin to feed on the bait matrix instead of the timber they were consuming. Worker white ants then return to the colony and feed the bait to other colony members and so a compounding effect is achieved.

In this way, the whole termite nest will be erradicated, even if you don’t know the actual location of the nest. The bait stations continue to be monitored and assessed, so that they can be added, rebaited and/or moved in response to the observed results.

While In Ground Systems can be used in a similar way, they are typically placed throughout the property to provide an early warning and interception system. These systems are especially useful when the home design means that a robust perimeter barrier is hard to install.

Benefits Of Termite Baiting Systems

Common Warning Signs Of A Termite Infestation

Here are the common signs you have a termite infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My House?

For such tiny individuals, a nest of white ants can cause a lot of damage to a building. If the infestation becomes severe enough, your house could potentially become unlivable. Contact Eastern Suburbs Termite Pest Control today and schedule a comprehensive inspection with one of our Waterloo termite inspection technicians.

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