Termite Inspection
A Termite Inspection is a visual inspection of the accessible areas of a property for evidence of termite activity. The inspector will be looking for termite nests, signs of termite workings in all accessible area inside and outside of the building. A licensed timber pest inspector should conducts a comprehensive inspection of the property. The timber pest technician will provide you with an termite inspection report.
Chemical Treatment
Direct use of chemicals in colony, termite affected timbers or on their tunnels to kill them. At first, this treatment requires you to dust termites with termiticide. Those dusted infect other members of the termite colony. You need to dust in every place where live termites are located over a two to three-week period. This technique focuses on killing termites slowly within their nest or sub-nest. It is crucial to treat the main nest if possible where the queen is located. hence, this is a highly effective way of eradicating an entire colony and takes approximately six weeks. In addition, It is important to install a perimeter or subfloor barrier once the colony killed.
Soil Barrier
A chemical soil treatment involves the application of liquid termiticide to the soil around and under buildings, using high volumes of termiticide to saturate the soil. The timbers themselves or house internals are not treated. However, the idea is to create a ‘treated zone’ that prevents termites travelling through the soil and up the footings to access the building.
The chemicals used to create this barrier prevent the termites from breaching the treated area, and gaining access to your property. Basically, the chemical will kill termites that come into direct contact. Over time, the entire colony is killed off as the effects of the treatment are passed between the termites themselves.
Termites Bait
Termite baits consist of cellulose (a structural component of wood), combined with a slow-acting insecticide which disrupts the normal growth process in termites. As a result, termites will die within weeks of ingesting the bait, while attempting to molt. Termite baits contain an insect growth regulator or IGR, which the the worker termites readily eat and pass onto other termites in the central nest as part of their mutual feeding and grooming process. The termite bait stops the termites from moulting there external skeleton – an essential part of their development. Worker termites must moult 4 times in their life cycle.
Physical Barrier
Physical termite barriers are use during construction of new builds or during a renovation project. So, termite barriers consist of sheets laid over a slab before the building is constructed. Termites are subterranean creatures and generally enter a building through its foundations. Even Concrete solid foundations can develop cracks that termites can easily fit to enter. However the barrier in place will prevent from entering further into the property. The inspector can comment on the effectiveness of existing barriers on your request at termite inspection time.