Termite Protection
Sandingham St George

Termite Protection Sandingham

Termites, also known as white ants, are a common sight around Australia. Once they infest a structure, termites can rapidly create a considerable amount of damage, making it vital to call your dependable St George Sandingham termite protection provider.

Termite Control & Protection

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

In Sandingham, chemical treatments are the more traditionally applied management strategy to kill termites. However, baiting and interception for colony eradication has its’ advantages that shouldn’t be dismissed.

It is wise to first have a specialist termite exterminator visit the home to fully evaluate the damage.

If you feel that your house or building is under threat from insect invasion, don’t panic. Call us to get the help of the best termite protection team covering the Sandingham area. We can help you to make an informed decision about this crucial service, and offer you a very competitive price for treatment.

To learn more about our services, call 0480 024 706.

Chemical Treatment for Termite Infestation

Repellent Chemicals

Repellent chemicals offer good defense against termites since they are easily identified and strongly avoided by them. Unfortunately, when there’s a gap in the chemical, either from being unable to access all areas, or if a treated area is later compromised, white ants can identify these gaps and gain ingress.

Bifenthrin has a residual lifetime of up to five years and is a commonly used repellent chemical currently available.

Non-Repelling Chemicals

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

Because termites are unable to identify these non-repellents, they identify no distinction between areas which are treated and people which are not, so there is likely to be less ingress through gaps.

The most widely used non-repellent is Fipronil, with a residual life of up to 8 years.

Baiting Systems For Termites

By using an Above Ground System, termites can be eliminated from your home by placing bait stations at the site of white ant evidence, and encouraging the pests to eat the bait matrix instead of the timber they have been eating. This soon kills those termites that consume the bait, and there is also a compounding effect when worker termites return to the colony and feed that bait to fellow nest members.

In this way, the whole colony may be eliminated even though the position of the nest isn’t known. The stations should be monitored and assessed frequently in case the situation should require stations to be rebaited, the placement of more bait stations, or if they should be moved.

In Ground Systems are often installed around the property as an early warning system. These systems are especially invaluable when the design of the house may prevent other effective perimeter barriers, as they can detect and eliminate termites before they breach the perimeter.

Advantages Of Termite Baiting Systems

Common Signs You Are Dealing With A Termite Infestation

Here are the telltale signs that you have a termite infestation:

Can Termites Badly Damage My Dwelling?

You may be surprised to find out that wite ants are capable of doing a lot of damage to timber structures. If it becomes severe, termites can even make a structure unlivable. Contact the termite protection experts at St George Termite Pest Control today, and we’ll be happy to visit your Sandingham residence and inspect for termites.

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