Termite Prevention
Petersham

Your Petersham Termite Prevention Specialist

What made you search for an expert termite prevention Petersham company today?

• Have you discovered termites in your house, and you want to know what options you have?
• Perhaps you would like termite preventions as fast as possible?
• Would you like to protect yourself from future termite problems?
• Are you currently buying a property and need a professional to carry out an inspection to make certain it isn’t infested with termites (white ants)?

If you say yes to any of these questions, you’re not the only one. Termites affect lots of Petersham of homes every year.

When it comes to dealing with termites, you should hire a specialist technician to get rid of them. The earlier termites are handled the better, to avoid the issue becoming bigger and more expensive.

Contact Petersham Termite Pest Control today for a property inspection by our skilled technicians. After finishing the inspection, we will provide you with a quote for the price for termite treatment and prevention.

Treatment For Termite Infestation

In Australia, termites are often called ‘white ants’. These tiny insects can cause a massive level of property damage every year. Because of their great capacity for destruction, residents of Petersham are encouraged to seek reliable termite prevention services.

Termite Control/Prevention Processes

There are various potential treatments for termites, so let’s have alook at each briefly. There are two main strategies carried out for termite control: first is the complete eradication of the colony with baiting, and second is using chemical treatment to make a barrier between the home and the colony. Call us today to learn more on the costs associated with various treatment options.

White ant prevention in Petersham homes traditionally uses a chemical treatment for eliminating the termites, however, baiting and interception to kill the termite colonys can bring some definate advantages that cannot be ignored.

It’s wise to first have a professional white ant exterminator come out to the house to fully assess the damage.

So you know you need termite prevention, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Petersham has to offer? Want to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite prevention in Petersham? To get more information on making the best choice, our team are more than happy to assist, and we provide highly competitive costs too.

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

Effective Treatment for Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals provide great defense against termites as they are easily identified and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately however, when there is a gap in the chemical application, either due to being unable to access all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, white ants can identify the gaps and gain ingress.

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

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Non repellent treatments aren’t detected by termites, and so they don’t avoid the treated areas. Because of this, termites will pass through the chemical and die because of exposure to it. Individual termites will pass the chemical onto fellow colony members, resulting in a compounding effect.

Because termites cannot tell the difference between treated locations to non-treated places, the possibility of termite ingress through untreated gaps is lower.

The often applied non repellent chemical is Fipronil, which has a residual life of up to 8 years.

Understanding Various Termite Baiting Systems

Used to exterminate termites in a structure, Above Ground Systems position bait stations directly where there is termite activity, so that the white ants feed upon the bait matrix and not the wood they have been infesting until recently. As well as killing the white ants that eat the bait at the source, there is also a compounding effect when worker termites then feed the bait to other colony members.

In this way, the whole termite nest can be exterminated, even though you don’t 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.

While In Ground Systems can be utilised in a similar way, they are typically installed around the property to offer an early warning and interception system. Systems such as these are particularly useful where the building design means that an effective perimeter barrier is hard to create.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

• Very flexible & efficient termite protection system
• Not impacted by weather conditions
• Safe for use around kids and pets
• An environmentally smart solution

Common Warning Signs You Have A Termite Infestation

Several signs that you might have a termite problem include:

• Miniscule holes in the drywall or timber
• Wood that is damaged or crumbling
• Presence of ‘mud tubes’ on the floor, brickwork, ceilings or under the floor
• Colonys or mounds below trees
• Winged termites (alates) can be seen flying from the nest

How Much Damage Can A Colony Of Termites Do?

You might be surprised to learn that wite ants are capable of doing a great deal of damage to wood structures. If the problem becomes significant enough, they can even make a house unsafe. Contact the termite prevention experts at Petersham Termite Pest Control today, and we will be happy to help your Petersham property and inspect for termites.

Insured, Licensed & Qualified

• Termite Prevention & Protection
• Chemical Termite Treatment
• Termite Baiting Systems
• Timber Termite Treatment
• Effective Termite Treatment
• Domestic Fumigation
• Local White Ant Control
• Commercial Termite Control
• End Of Lease White Ant Pest Control