Termite Protection
Balgowlah Northern Beaches

Termite Protection & Treatment

Termite or white ant infestations are quite frequent within Australia. Termites are responsible for causing significant damage to many structures in Balgowlah Northern Beaches each year. That’s why termite protection and extermination is so important.

Termite Control/Protection Strategies

There are numerous potential treatments for termites, so let’s take a look at them briefly. There are two main management strategies conducted for termite control: one is the total eradication of the colony through baiting, and the other is using chemical treatment to create a barrier between the house and the white ants. Call us today for more information on the costs associated with the various treatment options.

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

It is essential to have your termite situation examined by a professional bug exterminator to look at the damage and advise a suitable management plan.

If you think that your residence or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Call us and receive the assistance of the most experienced termite protection team covering the Balgowlah area. We will assist you to make an educated decision about this crucial service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

For more information on white ant inspection costs, please don’t hesitate to speak to our team.

Effective Treatment for Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are quickly detected by termites and strongy avoided. So they provide excellent protection in treated locations. However, if not all locations are reached, or the treated locations become compromised, white ants can recognise those gaps and get access through them once again.

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

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals aren’t detectable by termites. Since they do not avoid the treated areas, they will go over the chemical and die as a result of coming into contact with it. They often also pass the chemical on to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding result.

Since the termites can not detect non-repellent chemicals, they cannot tell untreated from treated places, and are much less likely to gain ingress through possible gaps.

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

Baiting Systems For Termites

Through use of an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from the dwelling by placing bait stations directly on termite evidence, and encouraging the pests to eat the bait matrix instead of the wood they have been eating. This kills those termites that eat 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 way, the whole termite colony will be erradicated, even when you do not 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.

In Ground Baiting Systems are generally installed throughout the property as an early warning system. These systems are especially invaluable when the design of the home may prevent other effective perimeter barriers, as they can detect and eliminate termites before they breach the perimeter.

Advantages OF Termite Baiting

How You Can Determine If Your Home Is Infested With Termites

Here are the telltale signs that you have a termite infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Property?

For such tiny individuals, a colony of termites (white ants) can cause quite a lot of damage to a structure. If the infestation becomes serious enough, the structure could potentially become unlivable. Contact Pest Control Northern Beaches today and schedule a thorough examination with one of our Balgowlah termite protection specialists.

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