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Found Termites? –
What to do!
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The
first thing to do is not disturb the termites any more than you have to! To poke, prod, or spray with a can
of Mortein is almost a natural reaction, but if they can be left alone, it will
improve our chances of being able to treat the termite nest itself. The nest can
be up to 100 metres away. Perhaps an old stump buried under the road, or a
living tree. Gum and mango trees appear to be favourites,
Don't
panic! Call a professional pest controller
with termite experience. It is generally regarded that termites take 12 months
to do serious economic damage, so treatment can wait until Monday!
It all starts with a professional
timber pest inspection in accordance with Australian Standard 4349.3. Typically,
following treatment, nest destruction is recommended using a termiticidal dust,
and then residual treatment approximately a fortnight later. Dusts can be
arsenic based, or the newer Insect Growth Regulator based dusts.
Below
are some images of what home owners typically see when they find termites in
their homes!
Termite damage
(Click on photos to view full size)
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