Stage 1 Termite Barriers vs Termite Bait Systems

Treating the termites in your home is step 1 in successful termite protection. This can take anywhere from 21 days to 8 weeks depending on what treatment is done internally.

• Termite dusting or foaming is a treatment option that will take around 21 days to have internal control. This option is recommended if there are a large amount of termites attacking the home as many termites will contact the dust and foam and transfer it through their entry point
• Termite baiting is also an option if there is not a large number of termites attacking the home, Termites will feed on a bait box installed by us and feed the bait back though their entry points and back to the nest, This takes longer to eliminate the termites as the bait slows the termite molting process. Once the termites consume enough bait it softens their mouthparts so they cant eat timber.

Stage 2 External Treatment Options

If you have had termites in the home an external termite barrier protection zone is essential if you don’t want a re-infestation of termites. Option 1 treatments get the termites out of your home; option 2 treatments keep them out.

• Depending on the construction type of your home you will be recommended a termite barrier or termite baiting system.
• Termite barriers are a liquid termite treatment barrier around the perimeter of your home; this makes termites pass through the liquid treated perimeter zone before they get to your home. The chemical used is usually a non-repellant slow acting chemical that takes 20 days to affect the termites, this allows the termites to pass it back through the nest and eliminate the termite colony.
• Termite baiting systems are designed to intercept termites traveling through the soil around your home, Then our team of professionals will service the bait system around the property on a monthly basis, Any active termites we find in the bait system are fed with a bait to spread back to the nest. This results in colony elimination.

It’s generally the case with pests that if you see one or two crawling around your home or business there are bound to be more – in fact in the case of termites, there may literally be millions of them lurking in hidden areas in and around your property.

Termites and their nests can be particular difficult to locate without formal training simply because they are very good at hiding in areas you would never even think to check, or may not even have access to (or need specialist equipment to reach).  The destruction that termites cause as they work their way through your property can be easier to spot, and includes:

• Buckled timber posts,ceilings and internal joinery
• Crumbling or rotting timbers
• Damage of wallpaper and walls
• Signs of the earthen mounds that form the termites’ nests, and damp patches or areas around the nest
• Damage to electrical cabling and wires
• Evidence of termite activity in tree stumps, fencing, landscaping features and the soil

If you do find evidence of termite activity, it is important to not just assume you can get rid of them with a can of insect spray.  Without proper identification by experts and the proper use of termite control chemicals and baiting systems, termites may simply resist your attempts to get rid of them.  Even worse, disturbing them may actually drive them to seek out new, more hidden locations on your property.

Following your inspection, our team member will supply you with a written report and give you recommendations to reduce or remove high risk areas.

Common areas of infestation

• Formwork timbers
• Stored timber or cardboard
• Damp soil
• Inaccessible areas or low to ground flooring voids
• Retaining walls with railway sleepers
• Bushland and/or large trees in close proximity to your home