Termite Control
Peakhurst Heights St George

Termite Control & Extermination

White ant or termite infestations are rather frequent around Australia. They are responsible for causing significant damage to many properties in Peakhurst Heights St George each year. That is why termite control and treatment is so important.

Termite Removal

There are several potential treatments for termites, so let’s look at each briefly. There’s two main management strategies carried out for termite control: first is the complete eradication of the colony with baiting, and next is using chemical treatment to produce a barrier between the house and the colony. Contact us today for more information about the costs associated with various treatment options.

In Peakhurst Heights, chemical treatments are the more traditionally applied management strategy to kill white ants. However, baiting and interception for colony eradication has its’ own advantages that shouldn’t be ignored.

It is important to get in a professional termite exterminator to visit your property and assess the damage.

Are you needing termite control for your home and wish to identify the pest control available in Peakhurst Heights that will be most effective? Are you searching for a Peakhurst Heights service that is highly reliable for control of termites? We can assist you to make an educated decision, and offer very competitive pricing for termite control.

Please contact our team with questions you might have regarding cost or processes today and we’ll help you find the appropriate process for your specific requirements and situation.

Chemical Treatments For Termites

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are quickly identified by termites and avoided. So they provide great protection in treated locations. However, if not all areas are reached, or the treated locations become compromised, white ants can identify the gaps and gain access via them.

The widely used repellent chemical is Bifenthrin, which features a residual life of up to five years.

Non Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals are not identifiable by the termites. Given they do not avoid the chemical, they will pass over the chemical and die as a result of coming into contact with it. They may also transfer the chemical on to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding result.

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

The common used non repellent is Fipronil with a residual lifespan of as much as 8 years.

Termite Baiting Systems

Used to exterminate termites within a structure, Above Ground Systems position bait stations directly where there is termite activity, so that the white ants feed on the bait matrix instead of the wood that they have been eating up to now. 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 that bait to other colony members.

In this way, the whole termite colony can 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.

An In-Ground System is employed in a similar manner, however they’re generally situated around the property to provide an early warning system for signs of a pending termite infestation. These systems are especially useful when the construction of the structure may prevent effective perimeter barriers being created, as they can intercept termites before they breach the perimeter.

Baiting System Advantages

Common Indications Of A Termite Infestation

General signs that your property has a termite infestation:

What Destruction Can Termites Do?

If left untreated, even a single colony of white ants are capable of doing a surprising amount of destruction. The house may even become unsafe due to the severity of the issue, and in the extreme, may be unrepairable. Speak to St George Termite Pest Control right now to organise a thorough evaluation of your Peakhurst Heights property by our termite control experts.

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