Do you know when your home was last inspected for termites?

Termites maybe small but out of all the pests you are likely to encounter, this one by far has the greatest capacity to damage our homes.

It is said that termites cause more damage than fire, floods and storms combined.

For many of us our homes are the greatest investment we will ever make and therefore protection against termites is something not to take lightly. When it comes to termite control it is important to look at both prevention and detection.

Termite Prevention

Termite treatments are available that work to protect your home against attack from termites and there are a few different treatment options available. When deciding on treatments you should look at a variety of factors including the type of construction, routes of potential or actual termite ingress and accessibility.

Chemical Termite Treatments

Localised treatments can be used to halt termite activity and deter further ingress to the treated areas but won’t prevent termites from finding an alternative route through untreated areas.   

Full Perimeter Treatments offer the best protection from termite ingress as they provide a continuous barrier around the whole building.

Two types of chemical can be used:

•    Repellent chemicals
These are easily detected and strongly avoided by termites, providing good protection for treated areas. If access prevents some areas being treated, or if treated areas are later compromised, termites can recognise the gaps and gain ingress through them.

•    Non Repellent chemicals
These are not detected by termites. As they don’t avoid the chemical, they will pass through and die from contact with it.  Individual termites exposed to the chemical will also pass on the chemical to other members of the colony and cause a compounding effect.

As termites don’t detect non repellents, they don’t recognise any difference between treated and untreated areas so ingress through possible gaps is far less likely.  

Termite Interception and Baiting Systems 

Above Ground systems are used to eliminate termites from buildings by placing stations on termite activity to achieve feeding on the bait matrix instead of the timber they have been eating. Worker termites then feed other members of the colony with the bait and a compounding effect is achieved.

The entire colony (nest) can be eliminated this way, even when the location of the colony is unknown. Monitoring and assessment is maintained so that stations can be added, re baited   or moved in response to observed termite activity.
 
In Ground systems are used in a similar way but are installed around properties to provide early detection of termites.  They are particularly useful when building designs prevent effective perimeter barriers as they can intercept termites before the perimeter is breached.

Termite Detection

With or without a termite protection in place for your home annual Timber Pest Inspections are key in termite control. It is recommended by Consumer Protection that you arrange for an inspection from a professional Timber Pest Inspector AT LEAST once a year.

Timber Pest Inspections are crucial in locating termite activity before extensive damage is done to your home. Even if you have had a termite barrier installed from your home inspections are still important as treatments do breakdown over time and can become breached .For example stored items against the house & garden renovations / landscaping.

If you’re unsure on what’s required to protect your home or have any questions about termite control contact our team today. Termico Pest Management is Perth’s leader in termite barriers and we work with many of the major building companies in Perth to protect new homes from termites.

We are also the RAC’s only pest management partner & have some amazing Termite Treatment & Inspection discounts avaliable to RAC members.

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