Termite Prevention
Fairlight Northern Beaches

Termite Prevention Fairlight

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These frequent household pests create huge amounts of damage to properties throughout Fairlight Northern Beaches every year, creating a large requirement for termite prevention.

Termite Removal & Management

Termite treatments vary regarding their goals and application, each with their own limitations, benefits and differences. There are two main termite management strategies; attempting to exterminate the termite colony with baiting, and chemical treatments which aim to create a barrier between the termites and the structure being protected. Give us a call today to learn more about the cost of termite preventions.

Termite prevention in Fairlight residences traditionally uses a chemical treatment for eliminating the termites, however, interception and baiting to eradicate the termite colonys may have some definate advantages that should not be ignored.

It is important to get in an expert termite exterminator to check out your house and evaluate the damage.

So you know you need termite prevention, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Fairlight has to offer? Need to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite prevention in Fairlight? For further information on making the right choice, we are more than happy to assist, and we provide very competitive costs as well.

To learn more about white ant inspection costs, please don’t hesitate to make contact with our team.

Chemical Treatment Options

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are ideal for protecting areas because termites quickly identify and strongly avoid them. However, if treated locations are compromised later onor locations cannot be treated because of access issues, the termites can identify those breaks and gain ingress via those areas.

The most widely used repellent chemical is Bifenthrin, that has a residual lifetime of as much as 5 years.

Non Repelling Chemicals

Termites don’t detect these repellents. Consequently, they don’t avoid the treated areas, and thus are killed after exposure to them. Additionally, individual termites will pass these chemicals to other colony members, creating a flow on result.

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

Fipronil is the most commonly used non repellent available today, and features a residual life of as much as eight years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

Used to eliminate termites in a dwelling, Above Ground Systems position bait stations directly where there is termite activity, so that the white ants feed on the bait matrix instead of the timber they were infesting until now. As well as killing the termites that eat the bait at the source, there is also a compounding effect when worker termites feed the bait to other 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 manner, the entire colony can be elimited even if its location is unknown.

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

Benefits Of Termite Baiting Systems

The Signs Of Termite Infestation

Here are some telltale signs of a termite infestation:

How Destructive Can Termites Be?

For such tiny individuals, a nest of termites (white ants) can do a great deal of damage to a dwelling. If the problem becomes bad enough, your property could potentially become unusable. Contact Pest Control Northern Beaches today and organise a thorough examination with one of our Fairlight termite prevention experts.

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