Termite Prevention
Edgecliff Eastern Suburbs

Termite Prevention & Removal

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These common household pests create huge quantities of damage to homes throughout Edgecliff Eastern Suburbs on a yearly basis, creating a strong requirement for termite prevention.

Termite Control/Protection Processes

There are numerous potential treatments for termites, so let us take a look at each briefly. There’s two main management strategies carried out for termite control: one is the total eradication of the colony through baiting, and second is with chemical treatments to create a barrier between the home and the termites. Contact us today for additional information about the costs associated with the various treatment options.

Chemical treatments are a more traditional treatment to eliminate termites in Edgecliff homes. Remember, intercepting and baiting to eliminate the colony also has some distinct advantages that should not be ignored.

It is essential to have your white ant situation examined by a professional bug exterminator to look at the damage and advise a suitable management plan.

If you think that your residence or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Give us a call to get the advice of the most experienced termite prevention team covering the Edgecliff area. We can help you to make an informed decision on this vital service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

Please call our people with any questions you might have about cost or processes today and we will help you find the best process for your specific requirements and situation.

Chemical Treatment Against Termites

Repellent Chemicals

These chemicals are easily sensed by termites / white ants, which makes them great for protection around treated locations. However, if the treated locations aren’t completely covered, or if they are later compromised, then white ants can identify these gaps and access the property.

The regularly frequently utilised chemical repellent is Bifenthrin, which has a residual effectiveness of up to 5 years.

Non Repellent Chemicals

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

Since the termites don’t identify non-repellents, they do not recognise the difference between untreated and treated areas, and therefore access via possible gaps is much less likely.

Fipronil is the most widely used non-repellent on the market, and has a residual lifetime of up to 8 years.

Understanding Various Termite Baiting Systems

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from your dwelling by placing bait stations at the site of termite activity, and encouraging the pests to consume the bait matrix instead of the timber they are attacking. This kills the termites that eat the bait, and there is also a compounding effect when worker termites return to the nest and feed the bait to fellow nest members.

In this way, the whole termite colony can be eliminated, even when you do not know the actual location of the colony. 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.

In Ground Systems are utilised in a similar manner, however they are often placed around properties where there is currently no obvious activity, to aid in early detection of white ants. These systems are particularly helpful when the layout of a home makes it hard to install adequate perimeter barriers, since it is then possible to identify and forestall termites before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

The Telltale Warning Signs Of Termite Infestation

These are the signs you have termites:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Dwelling?

For such tiny individuals, a nest of termites (white ants) is capable of causing a great deal of damage to a dwelling. If the infestation becomes severe enough, your dwelling may become unlivable. Contact Eastern Suburbs Termite Pest Control today and schedule a comprehensive inspection with one of our Edgecliff termite prevention technicians.

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