Termite Treatment
Bexley Sydney

Treatment & Prevention Against Termites

Termites are known throughout Australia as ‘white ants’. These regular household pests create untold amounts of damage to houses in Bexley Sydney annually, creating a large need for termite treatment.

Managing & Removing Termites

There are various potential treatments for termites, so let’s take a look at each briefly. There’s two main strategies conducted for termite control: one is the complete eradication of the colony with baiting, and the other is using chemical treatments to create a barrier between the residence and the termites. Call us today for more information on the costs involved with the various treatment options.

Chemical remedies are the more typical strategy to get rid of termites in Bexley homes. Remember, intercepting and baiting to exterminate the colony also has distinct advantages that cannot be ignored.

It is important to first have a specialist white ant exterminator come out to the property to fully evaluate the damage.

So you know you need termite treatment, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Bexley can offer? Want to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite treatment in Bexley? For additional information on making the best choice, our team are more than happy to assist, and we offer very affordable costs too.

For more information on our services, call 0480 024 705.

Effective Treatment for Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are useful for protecting areas because termites easily identify and strongly avoid them. However, if treated locations are compromised later or locations can’t be treated due to access difficulties, the white ants can identify those gaps and attain access through those areas.

The most widely used repellent is Bifenthrin, which has a residual life of as many as five years after application.

Non-Repellent Chemicals

Non-repellent treatments aren’t detected by termites, and so they don’t avoid the treated areas. As a result of this, white ants will move through the chemical and die because of contact with it. Individual termites pass the chemical onto other colony members, resulting in a compounding effect.

Because the termites do not identify these non-repellent chemicals, they can’t tell treated from untreated places, and are less likely to gain access through gaps.

Fipronil is the most widely used non repellent on the market, and has a residual lifetime of as much as 8 years.

Understanding Termite Baiting Systems

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be exterminated from a dwelling by placing bait stations at the site of termite activity, and encouraging the pests to eat the bait matrix instead of the timber they have been eating. This soon kills the termites that eat 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 entire termite colony can be exterminated, even if 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.

While In-Ground Systems can be used in a similar manner, they are typically placed throughout the property to provide an early warning and interception system. Systems such as these are especially useful when the house design is such that a robust perimeter barrier is impossible to install.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

How To Tell If Your Home Is Infested With Termites

General signs that your residence is infested with termites:

How Much Damage Can A Colony Of Termites Really Do?

It surprises many homeowners to learn that termites can do a great deal of harm to structures. In fact, a single colony of termites can render a home unlivable if the problem is severe enough. Set your mind at ease; call Sydney Termite Pest Control and have one of our termite treatment experts inspect your Bexley residence as soon as possible.

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