Termite Removal
St Leonards North Shore

Removal & Control Against Termites

across the country it is common for termites to be called ‘white ants’. These are insect pests that can cause extensive damage to structures and residences in St Leonards North Shore each year, making termite removal so crucial.

Termite Removal/Management Strategies

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

In St Leonards, chemical treatments are the more traditionally applied management strategy to eradicate white ants. However, interception and baiting for colony eradication has its’ own benefits that shouldn’t be ignored.

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

If you think that your residence or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Contact us to receive the advice of the most experienced termite removal team covering the St Leonards area. We can help you to make an educated decision on this crucial service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

Do not hesitate to make contact with our team if you need more info about the termite inspection cost.

Chemical Treatment Against Termites

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals offer good defense against termites since they are easily detected and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately, if there is a gap in the chemical application, either from being unable to access all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, termites may recognise these gaps and gain access.

Bifenthrin is a regularly used chemical repellent, with a residual life span of up to five years.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Non-repellent chemicals aren’t identified by termites, and so they don’t steer clear of the chemical. Because of this, white ants go over the chemical and die because of contact with it. Also, individual insects will transfer the chemical onto fellow colony members, causing a compounding result.

Because termites do not detect non-repellents, they will not recognise the difference between treated and untreated locations, and therefore access through possible gaps is much less likely.

The regularly common non-repellent chemical is Fipronil, this has a residual life of as much as eight years.

Understanding Various Termite Baiting Systems

Above Ground Systems are used to remove termites from your dwelling by putting attractive bait stations directly on the sites of termite activity and therefore encouraging the pests to consume a poison bait rather than the wood. These termites then pass on the bait to other members of the nest which produces a flow on result.

In this way, the entire termite nest will be erradicated, even though you don’t know the actual location of the colony. The bait stations continue to be monitored and assessed, so that they can be added, rebaited and/or moved in response to the observed results.

While In-Ground Systems can be used in a similar way, they are typically installed throughout the property to provide an early detection and interception system. These systems are especially useful where the residence design means that a robust perimeter barrier is impossible to create.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

The Warning Signs Of A Termite Infestation

Several signs that you could have a termite problem include:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Home?

You might be surprised to learn that wite ants can do a great deal of damage to timber structures. If it becomes severe, termites can even make a dwelling unlivable. Contact the termite removal experts at North Shore Termite Pest Control today, and they’ll be happy to help your St Leonards home and inspect for termites.

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