Termite Extermination
St Leonards

Your St Leonards Termite Extermination Specialist

What’s your reason for needing an experienced termite extermination St Leonards specialist?

• Suffering from termites on-site and need to know how to deal with them?
• Do you need professional termite (white ant) extermination straight away?
• Do you wish to protect yourself from future termite problems?
• Are you currently buying a house and want an expert to carry out an inspection to be certain it isn’t infested with termites?

Termites affect a large number of houses every year, costing countless dollars in damage.

The easiest method to get rid of St Leonards termites is to detect them early and employ a specialist technician to eradicate them before it becomes a massive and expensive problem.

Contact St Leonards Termite Pest Control today and our professionals will inspect your home. After we have performed our inspection, we’ll show you how much the termite control and extermination will cost to take care of the issue.

Termite Treatment & Protection

In Australia it is quite common for termites to be referred to as ‘white ants’. These are insect pests that can cause extensive damage to structures and houses in St Leonards each year, making termite extermination so vital.

Termite Control/Prevention Systems

There are different types of termite infestations and so the preferred treatments also vary. When you bring in the experts, they are going to apply one of two general termite removal strategies. This might include chemical treatments that form a barrier between the termites and the building you want to protect. Or perhaps, the extermination of the termite colony with baiting techniques.

As a general rule, chemical treatments the most commonly used management strategy for termite treatment in St Leonards. However, there are distinct advantages to interception and baiting that should be considered as well.

It is crucial to have your white ant situation examined by a professional pest controller to look at the damage and advise a suitable management plan.

If you feel that your house or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Give us a call to receive the advice of the most experienced termite extermination team covering the St Leonards area. We will assist you to make a knowledgeable decision on this crucial service, and offer you a competitive price for treatment.

Please get in touch with our staff with questions you might have regarding cost or processes today and we will help you find the appropriate strategy for your requirements and situation.

Chemical Treatment for Termite Infestation

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are ideal for protecting areas because termites quickly detect and strongly avoid them. If treated locations are compromised later onor areas cannot be treated as a result of access difficulties, then termites may detect the gaps and gain access through those areas.

The most commonly used repellent is Bifenthrinthat has a lasting effect of up to five years following application.

Non-Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are not identifiable by termites. Given they do not avoid the treated areas, they will move through the chemical and die after coming into contact with it. They will also transfer the chemical to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding result.

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

The most frequently used non repellent treatment is Fipronilthat has a lasting effect of up to 8 years after application.

Baiting Systems For Termites

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from the building by positioning bait stations at the site of white ant activity, and encouraging the pests to consume the bait matrix rather than the wood they were attacking. This kills those termites that ingest the bait, and in addition there is a compounding effect when worker termites return to the nest and feed the bait to fellow colony members.

In this way, the whole termite nest will be eliminated, even when you don’t know the actual location of the nest. 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 Systems may be used similarly to Above Ground Systems. However they are typically installed around the property to provide early detection of termites. This method is particularly vital when the building design prevents the effective use of perimeter barriers, as they intercept the termites before the perimeter is breached.

Baiting System Advantages

• Very flexible protection systems
• Not affected by weather
• Safe for all your family including pets
• An environmentally smart solution

How To Tell If Your Property Is Infested With Termites

General signs that your property is infested with termites:

• Small holes found in drywall or timber
• Wood which is damaged and collapsing
• ‘Mud Tubes’ on the wood, floor boards, ceilings, brickwork or in subfloor areas
• Obvious termite nests & mounds in trees near the building
• Alates (winged termites) flying from the colony

What Damage Can Termites Do?

For such tiny individuals, a colony of termites (white ants) is capable of doing a lot of damage to a building. If the infestation becomes serious enough, your home may become unlivable. Contact St Leonards Termite Pest Control today and schedule a comprehensive examination with one of our St Leonards termite extermination experts.

Qualified, Insured & Licensed

• White Ant Prevention & Protection
• Spraying For White Ants
• White Ant Baiting Systems
• Timber White Ant Treatment
• Best White Ant Treatments
• Local Fumigation
• Domestic Termite Control
• Commercial Termite Pest Control
• End Of Lease Termite Control