Termite Inspection
Lewisham Inner West

Cure For Termite Infestation

Termites are known in Australia as ‘white ants’. These regular household pests create huge levels of damage to homes across Lewisham Inner West annually, creating a large requirement for termite inspection.

Removing & Managing Termites

There are various kinds of termite infestations and so the preferred treatments also vary. When you bring in the professionals, they are likely to apply one of two general termite protection strategies. This can include chemical treatments that form a barrier between the termites and the building you hope to protect. Or perhaps, the extermination of the termite colony with baiting techniques.

Typically, chemical remedies the most commonly used management strategy for termite treatment in Lewisham. However, there are distinct benefits to interception and baiting that should be considered as well.

It’s important to first get a professional white ant exterminator come out to the building to assess the situation.

If you believe that your house or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Call us and get the help of the most experienced termite inspection team covering the Lewisham area. We can assist you to make an informed decision about this vital service, and offer you a competitive price for treatment.

Please call our staff with questions you may have regarding pricing or procedures today and we will help you find the appropriate response for your specific requirements and situation.

Chemical Treatments For Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Termites can find these chemicals easy to detect and an excellent deterrent, making them perfect for offering great protection to all treated locations. Unfotunately however, if areas are compromised at a later stage, or if access is a problem and not all areas are treated, white ants can identify the gaps and could potentially gain access.

The regularly widely applied chemical repellent is Bifenthrin, with a residual effectiveness of as much as 5 years.

Non Repellent Chemicals

Non repellent treatments are not identified by termites, and so they do not avoid the chemical. Because of this, termites will move through the chemical and die because of contact with it. Also, individual termites transfer the chemical onto fellow colony members, resulting in a compounding result.

Since termites can not identify non repellents, they are unable to tell the difference between untreated and treated areas, so access through possible gaps is significantly less likely.

A commonly used non-repellent is Fipronil, which has a residual life of up to eight years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

Through use of an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from your home by positioning bait stations directly on white ant evidence, and encouraging the pests to eat the bait matrix instead of the wood they have been attacking. This soon kills the termites that eat the bait, and there is also a compounding effect when worker termites return to the colony and feed the bait to fellow nest members.

The entire nest can be destroyed in this way, regardless of whether the position of the nest is known or not. The area should be regularly monitored so that if required, stations can be rebaited or moved, or more can be added, depending on the observed termite activity.

In Ground Baiting Systems are usually installed around the property as an early warning system. These systems are particularly useful when the design of the structure may prevent other effective perimeter barriers, as they can intercept and eliminate white ants before they breach the perimeter.

Advantages Of A Termite Baiting System

The Indications Of Termite Infestation

Several signs that you might have a termite problem include:

Can Termites Really Damage My Residence?

If left untreated, even just one nest of white ants is capable of doing an unexpected amount of destruction. The house can even become unusable due to the significance of the problem, and in the extreme, may even be irreparable. Speak to Inner West Termite Pest Control right now to schedule a thorough evaluation of your Lewisham property by one of our termite inspection experts.

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