Termite Prevention
Riverview North Shore

Termite Treatment & Protection

Termites are known in Australia as ‘white ants’. These common household pests create huge amounts of damage to buildings in Riverview North Shore each year, creating a large requirement for termite prevention.

Managing & Removing Termites

Each situation is unique, and so there are different treatment options for specific situations. The two main strategies employed are creating a termite barrier using specialised chemical treatments, and getting rid of the termite colony entirely by baiting. To learn more about what these treatment methods cost, give us a call now.

In Riverview, chemical treatments are the more frequently applied management strategy to eradicate white ants. However, interception and baiting for colony eradication has its’ benefits that shouldn’t be dismissed.

It’s vital to call in a professional termite exterminator to check out your property and assess the damage.

So you already realise you have a termite problem and need the most effective prevention available in Riverview? Do you wish to get a dependable termite prevention service in Riverview? We can assist you to make an informed decision on the best options for your house in addition to providing very competitive pricing.

To learn about termite prevention prices, give our team a ring without delay.

Chemical Solutions for Termite Infestation

Repellent Chemicals

Termites can find chemicals easy to identify and a good deterrent, which makes them ideal for offering great protection to all treated locations. However, if areas are compromised later on, or if access is an issue and not all areas are covered, termites may identify these gaps and can potentially get in.

The frequently used repellent is Bifenthrinthat has a lasting effect of up to five years following application.

Non-Repelling Chemicals

Termites don’t identify these repellents. As a result, they do not avoid the treated areas, and thus die after they have exposure to them. Additionally, individual termites will transfer the chemical on to other colony members, causing a compounding effect.

Since termites can’t detect non-repellents, they are unable to know the difference between treated and untreated areas, so entrance via possible gaps is considerably reduced.

A commonly used non-repellent is Fipronil, with a residual life of up to 8 years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

Through use of an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from your house by positioning bait stations at the site of white ant activity, and encouraging the pests to eat the bait matrix rather than the wood they were attacking. This kills those 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.

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

In-Ground Systems can be used similarly to Above Ground Systems. However they are typically installed around the property to provide early detection of termites. This method is particularly important when the building design prevents the effective use of perimeter barriers, as they catch the white ants before the perimeter is breached.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

Signs That You Have Termites

Typical signs that your structure is infested with termites:

How Much Damage Can A Colony Of Termites Do?

Termites can do lots of damage to major structural elements of the structure. If severe enough, the infestation can make the structure unsafe for habitation. Contact Pest Control North Shore today, and organise for one of our termite prevention experts to drop by and examine your Riverview property.

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