Termite Protection
Dolans Bay Sutherland

Termite Protection & Inspection

Termites are known in Australia as ‘white ants’. These common household pests create huge amounts of damage to properties across Dolans Bay Sutherland each year, creating a large requirement for termite protection.

Removing & Managing Termites

There are numerous potential treatments for termites, so let’s take a look at them quickly. There’s two main management strategies conducted for termite pest control: first is the complete eradication of the colony with baiting, and next is using chemical treatment to make a barrier between the residence and the colony. Call us today to find out more on the costs associated with various treatment options.

As a general rule, chemical methods are the most commonly used management strategy for white ant treatment in Dolans Bay. However, there are distinct advantages to interception and baiting that should be considered as well.

It is essential to have your termite situation checked out by a professional pest controller to evaluate the damage and advise a suitable management plan.

If you think that your house or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Give us a call to get the advice of the most experienced termite protection team covering the Dolans Bay area. We can assist you to make an informed decision on this important service, and offer you a competitive price for treatment.

To learn more about our services, call 0480 024 706.

Chemical Solutions for Termite Infestation

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are useful for protecting areas because termites quickly detect and strongly avoid them. However, if treated locations are compromised later onor some areas can not be treated because of access issues, then white ants can identify the breaks and gain ingress via those areas.

The regularly commonly applied repellent is Bifenthrin, that includes a residual effectiveness of up to 5 years.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are not detectable by termites. Given they do not avoid the treated areas, they will pass through the chemical and die as a result of coming into contact with it. They often also pass the chemical on to other colony members they come into contact with, thus generating a compounding result.

Since the termites don’t detect non repellent chemicals, they can’t tell untreated from treated areas, and are much less likely to gain access via gaps.

The most often used non repellent chemical is Fipronil, which has a residual life of up to 8 years after application.

Termite Control Baiting Systems

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

In this fashion, the colony can be eliminated even though the location of the colony is not known. The stations should be assessed and monitored regularly in case the situation should require stations to be rebaited, the placement of more bait stations, or if they should be moved to another location.

In-Ground Baiting Systems are often installed around the property as an early warning system. These systems are particularly useful when the design of a building may prevent other effective perimeter barriers, as they can intercept and eliminate termites before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits Of A Termite Baiting System

Common Signs That You May Have Termites

General signs that your home has a termite infestation:

How Destructive Can Termites Be?

For such tiny individuals, a colony of termites is capable of causing significant amounts of damage to a structure. If the infestation becomes serious enough, the dwelling could potentially become unsafe. Contact Sutherland Termite Pest Control today and schedule a thorough examination with one of our Dolans Bay termite protection specialists.

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