Termite Protection
St Peters Inner West

Cure For Termite Infestation

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These frequent household pests create untold levels of damage to properties across St Peters Inner West every year, creating a large requirement for termite protection.

Termite Removal/Prevention Processes

You can find various kinds of termite infestations and hence the preferred treatments also vary. When you bring in the experts, they will likely to apply one of two general termite management processes. This may include chemical treatments that form a barrier between the termites and the building you wish to protect. Or perhaps, the extermination of the white ant colony with baiting techniques.

In St Peters, chemical treatments are the more traditionally applied management strategy to kill termites. However, baiting and interception for colony eradication has its’ own benefits that should not be dismissed.

It’s important to get in a specialist termite exterminator to visit your premises and evaluate the damage.

So you know you want termite protection, and you’re looking for the best treatments that St Peters has to offer? Want to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite protection in St Peters? To get more information on making the best choice, we are more than happy to assist, and we provide very competitive prices too.

For more information on termite inspection costs, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

Chemical Treatment Options

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals provide good protection from termites because they are easily detected and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately however, if there is a gap in the chemical, either due to being unable to access all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, termites may identify the gaps and gain access.

Bifenthrin has a residual lifetime of as many as 5 years and is the most commonly used chemical repellent on the market today.

Non Repellent Chemicals

Non-repellent chemicals are not identified by termites, and so they don’t stay away from the treated areas. As a result of this, termites pass through the chemical and die as a result of exposure to it. Also, individual termites will pass the chemical to fellow colony members, resulting in a flow on result.

Given termites cannot tell apart treated locations to non-treated places, the chance of termite access via untreated gaps is far lower.

A widely used non repellent is Fipronil, with a residual life as high as eight years.

Termite Baiting Systems

An Above Ground System is commonly used to get rid of termites in the residence, by locating bait stations directly on termite paths to encourage the termites to feed on the bait as opposed to the timber. In addition, when these termites return to the colony, they unknowingly feed the bait to other members of the colony, therefore causing a compounding effect.

Continuing monitoring and assessment allows the bait stations to be re-baited, added to or moved, based on observed white ant activity. In this fashion, the entire nest can be exterminated even if its location is not known.

In Ground Baiting Systems are generally installed throughout the property as an early warning system. These systems are especially invaluable when the design of a house may prevent other effective perimeter barriers, as they can detect and eliminate white ants before they breach the perimeter.

Baiting System Advantages

Common Warning Signs You Have A Termite Infestation

Here are the common signs of a termite infestation:

How Problematic Are Termites?

For such tiny individuals, a nest of white ants is capable of doing quite a lot of damage to a building. If the infestation becomes bad enough, your house may potentially become unusable. Contact Inner West Termite Pest Control today and schedule a comprehensive inspection with one of our St Peters termite protection specialists.

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