Termite Prevention
Yowie Bay Sutherland

Termite Treatment & Protection

In Australia it is quite common for termites to be called ‘white ants’. These are insect pests that can cause extensive damage to structures and properties in Yowie Bay Sutherland each year, making termite prevention so crucial.

Termite Control & Protection

There are many potential treatments for termites, so let us look at each briefly. There are two main strategies carried out for termite pest control: first is the complete eradication of the colony via baiting, and second is using chemical treatment to create a barrier between the house and the colony. Call us today to learn more on the costs associated with the various treatment options.

For the most part, chemical methods are the most commonly used management strategy for white ant treatment in Yowie Bay. However, there are distinct advantages to interception and baiting that should be considered as well.

It’s important to get in a specialist termite exterminator to check out your premises and assess the damage.

Do you require immediate termite prevention and treatment to safeguard your home in Yowie Bay? Are you searching for the most effective white ant control service in Yowie Bay? Our expert termite prevention and team can assist you to make a well informed decision when choosing the most suited termite removal service for your needs. Our white ant pest control and removal prices are very competitive.

Do not hesitate to speak with us if you would like more information about the termite inspection cost.

Effective Treatment for Termites

Repelling Chemicals

Termites find these chemicals straighforward to detect and a good deterrent, which makes them ideal for offering good protection to all treated locations. Unfotunately however, if areas are compromised later on, or if access is a problem and not all areas are covered, termites will identify the gaps and can sometimes gain access.

The most widely used repellent chemical is Bifenthrin, which has a residual life of up to 5 years.

Non-Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are not identifiable by termites. Given they don’t avoid the chemical, they pass over the chemical and die as a result of coming into contact with it. They often also transfer the chemical to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding effect.

As termites are unable to detect these non-repellents, they identify no distinction between areas that are treated and those that are not, so there is likely to be less ingress through gaps.

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

Baiting Systems For Termites

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be eliminated from a house by positioning bait stations directly on termite evidence, and encouraging the pests to consume the bait matrix instead of the timber they are attacking. This soon kills the termites that eat the bait, and in addition there is a compounding effect when worker termites return to the colony and feed the bait to fellow colony members.

Ongoing monitoring and assessment allows the bait stations to be re-baited, added to or moved, based on observed white ant activity. In this way, the entire nest can be exterminated even if its location is unknown.

While In-Ground Systems can be used in a similar fashion, they are more commonly installed around the property to provide an early detection and interception system. Systems such as these are especially useful where the house design is such that a robust perimeter barrier is impossible to install.

Benefits Of Termite Baiting Systems

Signs You're Dealing With A Termite Infestation

There are several signs that your dwelling has a white ant infestation:

How Much Damage Can A Colony Of Termites Really Do?

When left untreated, even a single colony of white ants can do an unexpected amount of destruction. The dwelling may even become unlivable due to the significance of the issue, and in extreme cases, may even be irreparable. Talk to Sutherland Termite Pest Control today to organise a thorough inspection of your Yowie Bay property by one of our termite prevention experts.

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