Termite Extermination
Mortdale St George

Termite Extermination Mortdale

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These common household pests create untold levels of damage to properties across Mortdale St George every year, creating a large requirement for termite extermination.

Termite Removal & Prevention

There are several potential treatments for termites, so let’s have alook at each quickly. There’s two main strategies conducted for termite pest control: one is the complete eradication of the colony via baiting, and second is with chemical treatments to make a barrier between the building and the termites. Call us today for additional information on the costs associated with various treatment options.

In Mortdale, chemical treatments are the more frequently applied management strategy to kill white ants. However, interception and baiting for colony eradication has its’ own advantages that should not be ignored.

It is important to engage the expertise of an experienced pest exterminator to look at your home so that the damage can be thoroughly reviewed.

So you know you want termite extermination, and you’re looking for the most effective treatments that Mortdale has to offer? Want to make sure you’re getting best bang for your buck on termite extermination in Mortdale? For more information on making the best choice, we are more than happy to assist, and we offer very competitive costs as well.

To find out more about termite extermination costs, give our team a ring straight away.

Chemical Treatment Options

Repelling Chemicals

Termites can find chemicals straighforward to identify and a strong deterrent, making them ideal for offering good protection to all treated areas. Unfotunately however, when areas are compromised at a later stage, or if access is a problem and not all areas are covered, termites will identify the gaps and could potentially get in.

Bifenthrin has a residual lifetime of as many as five years and is the most commonly used chemical repellent currently available.

Non Repellent Chemicals

These chemicals are not identifiable by termites. Given they don’t avoid the treated areas, they will go through the chemical and die after coming into contact with it. They often also transfer the chemical to other colony members they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding effect.

Because termites can’t detect non repellents, they are not able to know the difference between untreated and treated areas, so entrance via possible gaps is much reduced.

The often common non-repellent chemical is Fipronil, this has a residual life of as much as eight years.

Termite Baiting Systems

Used to erradicate 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 and not the timber they were eating until recently. As well as killing the termites that eat the bait at the source, there is also a compounding effect when worker termites then feed that bait to further colony members.

An entire termite nest or colony can be eliminated in this manner, even in instances where the position of the nest is not known. It is essential to monitor and assess these stations regularly so that they can be added to, re-baited or moved to make sure they are in locations where there is termite activity.

In Ground Systems are used in a similar manner, however they are often positioned throughout properties where there is currently no obvious activity, to aid in early detection of white ants. These systems are especially helpful when the design of a structure can make it hard to have effective perimeter barriers, as it is then possible to identify and forestall white ants before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits OF Termite Baiting

How You Can Tell If Your Property Is Infested With Termites

There are several indications your dwelling suffers from a white ant infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Building?

For such tiny individuals, a nest of termites can cause quite a lot of damage to a dwelling. If the problem becomes severe enough, the house could become unsafe. Contact St George Termite Pest Control today and schedule a comprehensive examination with one of our Mortdale termite extermination specialists.

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