Termite Protection
Port Botany Eastern Suburbs

Treatment For Termite Infestation

Termites, also known as white ants, are a common sight in Australia. When they infest a home, termites can rapidly create a lot of damage, making it crucial to call your trusted Eastern Suburbs Port Botany termite protection provider.

Termite Removal & Management

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

Chemical treatments are a more traditional strategy to eliminate white ants in Port Botany homes. However, intercepting and baiting to exterminate the colony also has distinct advantages that cannot be forgotten.

It is highly recommended to engage the expertise of an experienced termite exterminator to check over your house in order that the damage can be fully looked at.

If you feel that your residence or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Call us and get the assistance of the most experienced termite protection team covering the Port Botany area. We can assist you to make an informed decision on this important service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

Do not hesitate to make contact with us if you need more information about the termite inspection cost.

Chemical Treatments For Termites

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals offer great defense against termites since they are easily identified and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately however, when there’s a break in the chemical, either due to being unable to access all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, white ants can discover the gaps and gain ingress.

The most frequently utilised repellent is Bifenthrin, with a residual effectiveness of as much as 5 years.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

These chemicals are not identifiable by the termites. Given they don’t avoid the chemical, they go over the chemical and die after coming into contact with it. They will also pass the chemical on to other colony members they come into contact with, thus generating a compounding result.

Since the termites can not identify these non repellent chemicals, they cannot tell untreated from treated places, and are less likely to gain access through possible gaps.

Fipronil is the most commonly used non-repellent available today, and features a residual lifetime of up to 8 years.

Termite Control Baiting Systems

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

Ongoing monitoring and assessment allows the bait stations to be re-baited, added to or moved, based on the observed white ant activity. In this way, the entire colony can be elimited even if its location is unknown.

In Ground Systems are utilised in a similar fashion, however they are usually placed around the property to provide an early warning system for signs of a potential termite infestation. Systems such as these are useful when the construction of the structure may prevent effective perimeter barriers being created, as they can block termites before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

Common Signs You Are Dealing With Termite Infestation

Here are the common signs that you have a termite infestation:

What Damage Can Termites Cause?

If left untreated, even a single nest of termites are capable of doing a surprising amount of damage. The building may even become unlivable due to the severity of the issue, and in the extreme, may even be unrepairable. Speak to Eastern Suburbs Termite Pest Control now to schedule a thorough evaluation of your Port Botany property by our termite protection experts.

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