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Termite Control Gold Coast is something that most homeowners on the Gold Coast will have to deal with at some point. Most people will have either experienced termites in their home themselves or at least know of people who have had termites. Continue reading if you want to know the only termite control treatment on the Gold Coast that is 100% effective.
The Gold Coast has a subtropical climate which termites thrive in. Queensland as a whole has seen termites numbers explode recently due to the heavy rain and flooding. Add our climates humidity to the mix and you have the perfect termite conditions.
Because termites are so common it’s best to be prepared by having regular termite pest inspections done yearly. This helps you keep on top of things by making sure there aren’t any nasty termites hanging around. If there are termites detected and your last inspection was only a year ago then the damage will be minimal. Letting things go and then discovering termites that may have been in your home for a lengthy time could mean devastation. Not only will it cost you more to control them but the repair bill for structural damages could be huge.
Fortunately termite control on the Gold Coast is made easy with Splat Termite Control, your Termites Gold Coast professionals. They explain in a way that makes sense exactly how termites operate and how the best way of attacking them is to sneak up on them. Termites themselves are very sneaky by nature, always concealing themselves within mud tunnels and staying away from open areas exposed to light. To combat them, we have to be just as cunning.
Termite Control Methods For The Gold Coast
Annual Termite Inspections and Pre Purchase Inspection
Having regular termite inspections done is the most important step in termite control Gold Coast. Queensland has a high termite population and as home owners it pays to keep that in mind and have termite inspections done yearly.
Treatments Used In Termite Control Gold Coast
If a termite infestation is found then there a few options that your temite pest controller can discuss with you. Which termite control method is suitable depends upon your individual circumstances. Options such as termite barriers, termite baiting stations and foaming and dusting methods will all be discussed.
Termite Barriers
A termite barrier is so important to absolutely ensuring your property is secure and protected and here’s why. Termites will travel a long way to get to a food source, sometimes hundreds of meters but if they detect a chemical barrier in your soil around your house they will stop. They won’t move through the soil as they have just detected something isn’t right, but they will continue to explore until they uncover even the tiniest entry point where the chemical may not quite have saturated the soil. They don’t care if it takes months or years, they have invested too much time in getting to this large food source (your house) to just give up. It is not in their nature to give up. They will find a way around this barrier somehow.
A Termidor chemical barrier however is entirely different. Termites Gold Coast won’t recommend anything else because nothing works like Termidor. Termidor is a non repellant chemical barrier, meaning the termites can’t detect it’s in the soil. It is water based and has no odour which is the sneaky tactical maneuver we have needed in our fight against termites. Termites will happily move through the soil, continuing to forage around completely unaware that they are picking up the chemical in the cuticle of their skin. They continue on, spreading it to other termites and eventually back to the nest. This is called the transfer effect.
The good thing about Termidor is that termites don’t actually have to ingest or come into contact with Termidor directly to die from it. Termites that come into contact with Termidor collect it on their bodies and pass it on by making contact with other termites. Termites are social insects that live together in large colonies and feed and groom each other and that is how it is passed on.
This is why Termidor out performs every other termicide on the market and the reason why Termites Gold Coast only use Termidor.
Termidor will not only eliminate all current termite activity (including the nest) but will continue to protect against termite entry for at least 8 years. Termidor also controls termite populations more rapidly than baiting systems which rely on attracting termites in the first place to begin to work.
Termite Monitoring and Baiting Stations
Splat Pest Control is a recommended and preferred installer of the Exterra termite baiting system. We will determine the nature of the threat to your property, and recommend changes you should make as well as determining optimal placement of the Exterra Termite Monitoring Stations.
These Stations are placed around your property, and are checked regularly.
A termite attractant is added to the Stations at this time. This creates the unique termite interception zone around your house and ensures the termites are attracted into the Exterra Stations and do not pass between them and enter your home. This is unique to Exterra and may result in decreased time for colony elimination.
Once termites enter the stations, our trained technician will add Exterra’s unique non-toxic termite bait. This formulated bait is very palatable to termites, they will start to consume the bait until the colony is eliminated.
Foam and Dusting
These methods are very effective in working when other methods cannot be used. Hard to get at and awkward areas where termites are can be hard to get with traditional methods, however foam and dusting makes reaching termites easy.
So don’t wait to be eaten out of house and home. Talk to Splat Termites Gold Coast for your termite control Gold Coast.