Termite Pest Control
Lower Portland

Your Lower Portland Termite Pest Control Specialist

Why do you need a dependable termite pest control Lower Portland specialist?

• Do you want to know what options you have to deal with your termite problem?
• Do you need termite pest control without delay?
• Possibly you need to protect your premises from future termite infestation?
• Are you currently buying a house and need an expert to carry out an inspection to make sure it isn’t infested with termites?

You’re not the only one. Termites attack a large number of houses within the Lower Portland area every year.

The easiest way to remove Lower Portland termites is to detect them early and hire a specialist technician to remove them before it becomes an enormous and expensive problem.

Call Lower Portland Termite Pest Control to schedule an appointment with one of our skilled termite experts for a property inspection. When our expert has completed the inspection, they will give you a quote for termite inspection and pest control.

Termite Protection & Treatment

Termite or white ant infestations are rather common within Australia. Termites are responsible for causing significant damage to many houses in Lower Portland each year. That is why termite pest control and inspection is very important.

Termite Removal/Protection Strategies

Each situation is unique, and so there are different treatment options for specific situations. The two main strategies used are creating a termite barrier using specialised chemical treatments, and getting rid of the termite colony entirely by baiting. For additional details on what these treatment options cost, give us a call now.

Generally, in Lower Portland, termite experts will use a chemical treatment as the preferred method management strategy for killing termites, however, colony elimination through baiting also has some specific advantages and should be considered.

It is important to first get a specialist white ant exterminator come out to the house to assess the damage.

So you know you want termite pest control, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Lower Portland can offer? Need to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite pest control in Lower Portland? For further information on making the best choice, we are more than happy to assist, and we offer highly competitive prices too.

Do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you need additional information about the termite inspection cost.

Chemical Remedy for Termite Infestation

Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals provide great protection from termites as they are easily detected and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately however, when there’s a break in the chemical application, either due to a lack of access to all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, termites may identify these gaps and gain ingress.

The most widely used repellent is Bifenthrin, which features a lasting effect of as many as 5 years after application.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Termites cannot detect these repellents. As a result, they do not avoid the treated areas, and as a result are killed after they have exposure to them. In addition, individual termites can pass the chemical to other colony members, causing a flow on effect.

Because termites cannot tell the difference between treated areas to non-treated locations, the potential for termite ingress via non-treated gaps is far lower.

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

Understanding Termite Baiting Systems

Used to erradicate termites within a dwelling, Above Ground Systems position bait stations directly where there is termite activity, so the white ants feed on the bait matrix instead of the timber they were eating previously. As well as killing the white ants that consume the bait at the source, there is also a compounding effect when worker termites then feed the bait to further colony members.

An entire colony can be eliminated in this fashion, regardless of whether the position of the nest is known or not. The area should continue to be regularly monitored so that if required, stations can be rebaited or moved, or more can be added, depending on the observed white ant activity.

In Ground Systems are utilised in a similar manner, however they are often placed throughout properties where there is currently no obvious activity, to aid in early detection of termites. These systems are especially helpful when the design of a house can make it difficult to install effective perimeter barriers, as it is then possible to forestall termites before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

• Termite protection system is flexible
• Not affected by weather
• Safe for use around children and pets
• Environmentally smart

Signs That You Have Termites

Here are the signs you have termites:

• Timber in the structure has small holes
• Wood which is damaged and disintegrating
• The presence of "mud tubes" on the brickwork, ceilings, floor boards and/or subfloor areas of the dwelling
• Trees in the area show signs of nests & mounds
• Swarms of winged termites flying from the colony

Can A Colony Of Termites Really Damage My Home?

You might be surprised to learn that wite ants are capable of doing a lot of damage to timber structures. If the problem becomes significant, termites can even make a structure unlivable. Contact the termite pest control professionals at Lower Portland Termite Pest Control today, and we will be more than happy to visit your Lower Portland property and inspect for termites.

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• Termite Prevention & Protection
• Chemical Termite Treatment
• White Ant Mesh Barrier
• Timber Termite Treatment
• Best Solution For Termites
• Home Fumigation
• Domestic Termite Pest Control
• Commercial Termite Control
• End Of Lease Termite Control