Termite Treatment
South Hurstville St George

Termite Treatment & Protection

Termites are known across Australia as ‘white ants’. These regular household pests create untold amounts of damage to houses throughout South Hurstville St George every year, creating a large requirement for termite treatment.

Termite Removal/Management Strategies

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 getting rid of the termite colony entirely by baiting. For additional details on what these treatments cost, give us a call now.

Chemical treatments are the more traditional strategy to get rid of white ants in South Hurstville homes. However, intercepting and baiting to eliminate the colony also has distinct benefits which cannot be ignored.

To ensure the job is carried out right, it’s vital to have a specialist white ant exterminator in to review the situation.

Are you requiring termite treatment for your property and wish to find the inspection available in South Hurstville that will be most effective? Are you looking for a South Hurstville service that is highly effective for control of white ants? We will help you to make a knowledgeable decision, and offer very affordable prices for termite treatment.

Please get in touch with our people with questions you may have about pricing or procedures today and we will assist you in finding the best process for your requirements and situation.

Chemical Treatment Against Termites

Repellent Chemicals

The chemicals are easily sensed by termites / white ants, making them very useful for providing protection on treated places. However, in the event the treated areas are not fully covered, or if they are later compromised, then white ants can identify the breaks and once again access the property.

Bifenthrin features a residual life of up to 5 years and is a widely used chemical repellent on the market today.

Non Repelling Chemicals

Termites don’t detect these repellents. Because of this, they don’t avoid the treated areas, and as a result are killed after contact with them. Additionally, individual termites will transfer the chemical to other colony members, causing a compounding effect.

As termites are unable to identify these non repellents, they see no distinction between areas that are treated and those which are not, so there is likely to be reduced ingress through gaps.

Fipronil is a commonly used non-repellent on the market, and has a residual lifetime of up to eight years.

Termite Baiting Systems

Used to exterminate termites within a building, Above Ground Systems position bait stations directly where there is termite activity, so the white ants feed upon the bait matrix and not the structures that they were eating until now. As well as killing the termites that eat the bait at the source, there is also a compounding effect when worker termites feed that bait to further colony members.

In this way, the whole termite nest will be erradicated, even when you don’t 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.

While In-Ground Systems are utilised in a similar manner, they are more commonly installed around the property to provide an early warning and interception system. These systems are particularly useful when the building design is such that an effective perimeter barrier is hard to create.

Advantages Of Termite Baiting Systems

Common Warning Signs You Have A Termite Infestation

Here are the telltale signs of a termite infestation:

How Much Damage Can A Colony Of Termites Actually Do?

You might be surprised to find out that termites can do a great deal of damage to timber structures. If the problem becomes significant enough, termites can even make a dwelling unusable. Contact the termite treatment experts at St George Termite Pest Control today, and they will be happy to help your South Hurstville property and inspect for termites.

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