Termites play a very beneficial role in our environment, but when they invade and attack our homes, they can be a vicious enemy and a source of heartache and fear, so your job doesn’t have to become a nightmare. However, the pest control industry has certain practices that should be followed for all inspections and treatments, and “weird” operators that should be avoided like the plague.
In Australia, one in three homes will be attacked by termites at some point. This is more common than damage from fires, storms and floods combined. This article describes how to prevent, control, defend against, control and treat termite attacks.
Termite control
Pest control involves identifying species, locating nests, and choosing the best control method. To avoid further problems, combine regular and competent inspections of building inspector Melbourne in termite-prone areas, use natural sustainable or treated wood in buildings, and avoid chemicals around buildings. A physical and physical ground barrier must be installed.
Nearby homes often have termite nests in nearby trees, stumps and underground, which may not contain pest species. In that case, the termite control technician should focus on identifying and treating these areas before applying protection. Technicians often advise concerned homeowners that termites can be “anywhere within 100 yards” and that it’s impossible to determine their origin.
In my opinion, if you don’t even try to figure out what’s causing the problem?
Your chances of getting it under control are significantly smaller. Even if the house is surrounded by dense undergrowth, this is where most infections start, so test drilling and treating all trees and stumps around the property within a 50-100 meter radius can save time and money. If that means spending 40- 60 trees must dig or survey all surrounding houses, it is much better than ignoring potential sources of infection.
Most pest control companies don’t make this extra effort and try to convince their customers that their decoy technology or soil barrier system is designed to protect your home in any situation. Don’t believe them. Better research and better testing leads to better protection and treatment of termites. The only common sense is to make every effort to identify the source of an attack.
Pests’ termite control
Termite detection in Sydney, Australia is highly specialized and pest control requires a thorough inspection of all areas of the property before any protection or treatment can begin. This is possible on the following devices:
Bright light flashlight
This is essential and krypton bulbs provide the best light for flashlights commonly available today.
Termite chirping danger
A fiberglass rod with a small plastic ball on the end. Designed to walk along skirting boards, raised wood and other exposed wood. When you walk over termite-infested wood, the tone changes, indicating that the wood is hollow.
Moisture meter
Designed to remove high humidity from walls and wood. Termites bring moisture from the ground to walls and wood. Tamarac Microwave Tracker Tamarac is a pioneering development in termite building monitoring detection, invented and developed in Australia using radar-like technology. Tamarac is an exciting solution for detecting termites through wood, drywall, brick or masonry without affecting building materials or termite activity. No drilling, tapping or stabbing, Tamarac is the answer to termite detection without termite diversions!
Box cutter and tape
If termite-infested wood is found, cut it with a Stanley knife to expose the inside of the wood to identify the termite species and tape to keep termites out of the way.
Listening device
I hear termites whistling in the walls. However, if you put your hand to the wall and your ear to the wall, you’ll hear the soldier’s termites banging their jaws against the tree to communicate.
Home inspection
A termite home inspection in Sydney, Australia is known as a building inspection and includes a pest report and a building report. This includes a thorough visual inspection of subfloors, roof gaps inside, outside and other parts of the property. The average house takes 1-2 hours to complete.