Termite Control Gold Coast
Termite Control for Gold Coast Properties
Gold Coast termite protection, treatment and control
Termites can do extensive damage to homes on the Gold Coast. Trust your home to Zapem Pest Management for expert termite control. If they’re not in your home yet, then they’re not far away. That’s why it is so important for you to get the best termite control the Gold Coast has to offer. With Zapem Pest Management we’ll help you choose the best termite protection option for your property.
Termite Prevention: Termite Management Systems
A termite management system is a preventative measure to deter and kill termites.
Termite Chemical Treated Zone
Termite Chemical Treated Zones are a termite prevention that has been around for many years. Different circumstances will factor in on whether this is the right option for you. This will depend on property layout and construction type, the termite infestation and your personal preference. Remember, we will only recommend to you what we think is best as professionals, in the end this is your property and your decision. A Termite Chemical Treated Zone is designed to stop the termites from going closer than 1.5 metres near your property. This is done by digging a trench around your home and pumping it with the chemical (our preference is Termidor HE).
Bait and Monitoring System
Bait and Monitoring Systems are a termite prevention that has proved very popular with Australians. Again, different circumstances will factor in on whether this is the right option for you. This prevention system is suited to for a property which doesn’t quite have the construction layout for a chemical treated zone. For example, a property that is split level. A Bait and Monitoring system is stations that are periodically placed in the ground around your home which attract the termites to them. The stations have bits of wood or cardboard with the treatment on them. They eat these and then take it back to their nests which destroys the whole colony. As professionals, we mostly use Trelona ATBS Advanced Termite Baiting System (Termidor product) as it is the best on the market.
Termite Treatments - treating a live colony
If you are renovating your home and find a live colony, don’t touch a thing, call us straight away. We’ll usually treat a live termite nest immediately with Termidor. In some cases we also use bait stations, this process can take several months and we return to your property a few times to restock the bait stations.
Live Termidor Treatment
Termite Control - A Closer Look
About Our Gold Coast Termite Control Options
Our head pest control technician Darren has the experience and expertise to recommend the most effective, long-lasting protection against termites. He’ll discuss your options with you and recommend the best protection for your home.
Chemical Treatment Zone
For some houses a chemical treatment zone is a great option. This consists of spraying Termidor in a boundary around your home, creating what some people call a termite barrier. (In our industry we avoid using the term “barrier” because it’s not totally accurate.) Where there are pavers, we lift them and spray under them (shown). For soil we trench around and saturate. Concrete or pavement is drilled at intervals and the chemicals are inserted through those holes.
Chemical treatment isn’t suitable for all premises. For instance, steep slopes will allow the chemicals to drain away from the area they’re meant to be protecting. That is an example where we would prefer to use termite bait stations, which we explain below.
Bait Stations
Our preferred method of termite control is to use bait stations. We use Trelona ATBS, which we believe is the best available. Bait stations are inserted at regular intervals around the home. Being both delicious and deadly for termites, these baits lure in the termites and then kill them. Being a food source, termites will notify their colony of the source, thus helping to eraditcate all termites.
Bait stations are great for not only destroying existing termites but for monitoring them also. We’ll schedule checkups where we’ll examine the bait stations for activity. We can get a snapshot of termite activity that will explain whether termite activity is increasing or declining. It bait stations have been stripped by termites, we’ll refill them.
About Termidor Termite Treatment
We use Termidor to create a treatment zone around your home because it is the best product for the job. The potential downside with any treatment like this (and the reason why we don’t use the phrase “termite barrier”) is that termites can detect the chemical and thus work out a way around them. The key difference with Termidor is that it is undetectable by termites.
This ability of Termidor to remain undetectable by termites means that they can’t avoid it. Moreover, when they expose themselves to the chemicals they’ll take residue of it back to the termite nest. Termites are social creatures that live in large colonies. Termidor kills them slowly, allowing them to go back to the colony and spread the deadly substances around.
The red zone indicates the area where it has been applied. Being undetectable, termites contact it, ingest and carry it on their bodies. Then, shown in the insert, they make contact with other termites and transfer it to them.
The social nature of termites means that Termidor is soon spread widely through the termite colony. This is an important difference between Termidor and other chemical treatments. Termidor has the potential to not just stop termites from reaching your home (a barrier) but also to destroy the termite colony. This offers far greater protection against termites than its competitors.
About Trelona ATBS
ATBS stands for Advanced Termite Bait System, which explains the product quite nicely. It consists of a system of bait stations that lure and kill termites. The intervals at which they’re placed are close enough to lure any termite that might pass by. Once they get to the station they feast on the bait.
Trelona ATBS can be used in conjunction with Termidor.
The video below explains how the system works.
Home Conditions Encouraging Termites
As part of our termite inspection and control process, we’ll notify you of any conditions in and around your home that may encourage termites. These include moisture (eg dripping outdoor taps or air conditioning units), rotting timber, damp subfloor, roof leaks, leaf buildup and many things. The key is to reduce your termite risk as much as possible and then eliminate termites by with the appropriate treatment.
Selecting The Appropriate Termite Control Solution
Upon inspection of your property, we’ll recommend to you the appropriate termite control solutions. Whether that is Termidor or Trelona ATBS will depend on your preferences and the conditions in which the treatments being applied. We recommend Trelona ATBS in most circumstances but Termidor in an excellent termite treatment for protecting your home.
Termite Inspections: Part of Building and Pest
Before buying your new home or investment property, it is highly recommended you have a building and pest inspection to decipher the potential problems you may be buying into or whether this is the right house for you. It is an important part of buying a house and one we are fully qualified to supply. We have teamed up with licensed and qualified builders to supply this service for you, across South East Queensland so you are fully informed about what your property has lurking inside and what decisions are best for you going forward. If you would like more information, please contact us for a chat.
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