| Termites |
|
So your home has termites and you need pest control. Are you ready to make an informed decision? In Perth there are many different types of termite treatments. We'll show you the up front differences and limitations of each treatment. When you have a treatment carried out there are two main termite management strategies. Either you are trying to create a barrier between the termites and the building to be protected (chemical treatments) or you are trying to eradicate the termite colony (baiting). A Chemical treatment is the more traditional termite management strategy, however colony eradication via interception and baiting has some distinct benefits that are hard to ignore. Chemical Treatments Chemical treatments are all about stopping termites entering the building to be protected. You can either have a localised treatment or a full perimeter treatment. A localised treatment is designed to prevent termites from entering a localised (small) area of the building, a full perimeter treatment is designed to protect the whole building. A localised treatment does not prevent the termites finding an alternate route into the building - one where chemical has not been applied. It is for this reason Allpest do not generally recommend localised treatments. There are two types of chemical that can be used on your termite treatment. Either a non-repellent chemical or a repellent. Termites can detect the presence of a repellent chemical, meaning they learn to avoid those areas, increasing the chance of finding an unprotected route into your building. Non-repellent chemicals are undetectable by termites, ensuring their fatality upon contact. Two popular non-repellent chemicals are Premise (3 years residual life) and Termidor (7 years residual life). Allpest's recommended choice in repellent chemical is Bifenthrin Aqua (7 years residual life). Your key choices in deciding on a chemical treatment are localised or full perimeter and repellent or non-repellent chemical. Our recommendation to clients for the optimal chemical treatment is to carry out a full perimeter treatment with a non-repellent chemical. Exterra Interception and Baiting System In recent years there have been significant advances in the performance of termite interception and baiting systems. Baiting a termite colony is a process that takes approximately three months. Essentially the baiting procedure involves carrying out a full timber pest inspection of the building(s), placement of a tamper resistant bait box on current termite activity. Every four to six weeks we then need to inspect the bait box to establish the colony status and replenish the bait. Once the colony begins feeding on the bait they will no longer continue to damage other available timbers. After approximately three months the colony is either eradicated or well on its way. The bait used to bait termites is completely non-toxic to humans, pets, and other insects in the garden. Unfortunately this provides no on going protection for the building against future termite colonies. This is where the interception side of the system comes into play. The interception side of the system consists of underground termite monitoring stations (loaded with termite favoured timbers and a termite attractant) every four metres around the external perimeter of the building. These stations are monitored by Allpest on, normally, a quarterly basis. Should a termite monitoring station become active with termites the station is baited and the colony eradication process begins. If you have monitoring stations placed every four metres around the building and Allpest is carrying out your monitoring then the manufacturers of the baiting system will pay the first $100,000 worth of repairs should termites breach the system and cause more damage. Some clear benefits of the Exterra Interception and Baiting system is that there are no chemicals used in the baiting process, $100,000 timber replacement warranty and the colony is not left undergound seeking other routes into the building. Ask about an Exterra Baiting & Interception System today. Baiting and Interception or Chemical Treatment The choice between baiting and interception or chemical treatment can be difficult. In buildings with many expansion joins in a concrete floor, floors with split levels and other more intricate construction methods baiting becomes a more logical choice very quickly. For buildings with a simple construction method it will generally be more cost effective to carry out a chemical treatment however a baiting and interception system is still considered better long term protection. |
| < Prev |
|---|
