Termite Prevention
Ramsgate St George

Termite Treatment & Protection

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These frequent household pests create untold amounts of damage to houses across Ramsgate St George on a yearly basis, creating a strong requirement for termite prevention.

Removing & Managing Termites

Each situation is different, and so there are different treatment options for specific situations. There are 2 strategies utilised are creating a termite barrier using specialised chemical treatments, and eradicating the termite colony entirely by baiting. For additional details on what these treatments cost, give us a call now.

As a general rule, chemical remedies the most commonly used management strategy for white ant treatment in Ramsgate. Nevertheless, there are distinct advantages to interception and baiting that should be considered as well.

It’s important to first have a professional termite exterminator visit the home to evaluate the damage.

If you believe that your house or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Contact us and get the help of the best termite prevention team covering the Ramsgate area. We can assist you to make a well informed decision about this important service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

For additional information on termite inspection costs, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team.

Effective Treatment for Termites

Repelling Chemicals

Termites find chemicals easy to identify and a strong deterrent, making them perfect for offering good protection to all treated areas. Unfotunately however, when areas are compromised later on, or if access is an issue and not all areas are covered, white ants will recognise these gaps and could potentially get in.

The widely used repellent is Bifenthrinthat has a lasting effect of up to 5 years after application.

Non-Repelling Chemicals

Repellent chemicals aren’t detectable by the termites. Since they don’t avoid the chemical, they will pass over the chemical and die after coming into contact with it. They will also pass the chemical to other colony members that they come into contact with, thus creating a compounding effect.

Because termites don’t detect non repellents, they don’t recognise the difference between untreated and treated locations, and therefore access via possible gaps is restricted.

The most applied non-repellent chemical is Fipronil, this has a residual life of up to 8 years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

Through use of an Above Ground System, termites can be eliminated from the building by placing bait stations directly on white ant evidence, and encouraging the pests to consume the bait matrix rather than the timber they have been eating. This kills those termites that eat the bait, and there is also a compounding effect when worker termites return to the colony and feed the bait to fellow colony members.

Continuing monitoring and assessment allows the bait stations to be re-baited, added to or moved, based on the observed pest activity. In this manner, the entire nest can be exterminated even if its location is unknown.

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 particularly helpful when the design of a home makes it difficult to install effective perimeter barriers, as it is then possible to identify and intercept termites before they breach the perimeter.

Benefits of Termite Baiting Systems

Signs That You Have Termites

Here are some common signs that you have a termite infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My House?

If left untreated, even just one colony of white ants is capable of doing an unexpected amount of destruction. The home can even become unusable as a result of the severity of the issue, and in the extreme, can even be irreparable. Chat with St George Termite Pest Control today to organise a thorough evaluation of your Ramsgate property by one of our termite prevention experts.

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