Termite Prevention
Greenwich North Shore

Termite Prevention Greenwich

Termites are known in Australia as ‘white ants’. These regular household pests create huge levels of damage to homes throughout Greenwich North Shore annually, creating a strong need for termite prevention.

Termite Control/Protection Processes

Each situation is different, 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 getting rid of the termite colony entirely by baiting. For additional details on what these treatments cost, give us a call now.

Chemical treatments are a more standard strategy to get rid of termites in Greenwich homes. However, intercepting and baiting to eradicate the colony also has some distinct benefits which cannot be ignored.

It is advantageous to engage the services of an experienced pest exterminator to check over your structures in order that the damage can be thoroughly reviewed.

So you know you need termite prevention, and you’re looking for the best treatments that Greenwich has to offer? Need to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite prevention in Greenwich? To get more information on making the best choice, we are more than happy to assist, and we provide highly affordable pricing too.

To learn more about termite inspection costs, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team.

Chemical Treatment Against Termites

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are ideal for protecting locations because termites quickly identify and strongly avoid them. However, if treated areas are compromised later onor some locations can’t be treated due to access difficulties, the termites may detect those gaps and attain ingress through those areas.

Bifenthrin is the commonly used chemical repellent, with a residual life expectancy of up to 5 years.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

These chemicals aren’t identifiable by termites. Given they don’t avoid the treated areas, they will go over the chemical and die after coming into contact with it. They will also pass the chemical to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding effect.

Since the termites don’t detect non-repellents, they don’t recognise untreated and treated locations, and thus access through possible gaps is much less likely.

The often used non-repellent chemical is Fipronil, which features a lasting effect of up to 8 years following treatment.

Termite Control Baiting Systems

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be eliminated from the building by positioning bait stations at the site of white ant evidence, and encouraging the pests to consume the bait matrix rather than the timber they have been attacking. This soon kills the termites that eat the bait, and in addition there is a compounding effect when worker termites return to the nest and feed that bait to fellow colony members.

Ongoing monitoring and assessment allows the bait stations to be re-baited, added to or moved, based on the observed termite activity. In this way, the entire nest can be elimited even if its location isn’t known.

In Ground Systems are utilised in a similar manner, however they are often positioned throughout properties where there is currently no obvious activity, to aid in early detection of termites. These systems are particularly useful when the layout of a home can make it difficult to have effective perimeter barriers, since it is then possible to intercept white ants before they breach the perimeter.

Advantages Of Termite Baiting Systems

How You Can Determine If Your House Is Infested With Termites

There are various signs that your home suffers from a termite infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Home?

You might be surprised to find out that wite ants are capable of doing a great deal of damage to wood structures. If the problem becomes significant enough, termites can make a house unsafe. Contact the termite prevention pros at North Shore Termite Pest Control today, and we’ll be more than happy to help your Greenwich property and inspect for termites.

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