Northern Beaches Pest Management, Sydney Australia

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BIOLOGY           
They are not really white and they are not really ants but are often referred to as “white ants”.

Although termites play an important role in nature, a few species attack homes earning themselves the reputation as the most destructive timber pest known to man.

Subterranean termites (white ants) usually have to maintain contact with soil to obtain sufficient moisture to survive. They live in a colony and are divided into various castes, each with a specific duty.

Worker termites are the most numerous of the castes. They forage for food, care for the young and build the nest. The workers are responsible for damage to timber caused in their search for food, which consists mainly of cellulose, sugars and starches present in the timber.

Protection of the colony is up to the soldier termites, they have been equipped with the physical weapons to repel invaders.

A further caste is the Alates: these are the reproductives, responsible for the propagation of the species. On a humid evening they swarm from the nest, after landing they shed their wings prior to mating.

Most of these future “Kings and Queens” either fall prey to birds and insects or die from exposure before they can find a suitable nesting location. However if they find a suitable environment a new colony will result and may end up containing over one million termites.



DO NOT DISTURB
If you uncover termites, try to put things back as they were. Spraying them with fly spray, sucking them up in the vacuum, ripping up flooring or architraves might kill a few termites, but you may lessen the chances of an expert effectively treating the main nest. They will regroup and probably attack another section of the home.

“Control your anxiety, waiting another few days before treatment makes little difference to the extent of the damage”.

MANAGEMENT
Treatment for prevention or control in an existing building or one under construction is definitely work for the trained professional.

Depending on the construction of the premises, accessibility, and species of termite involved, we can offer you a treatment method that you are comfortable with, either by carrying out a traditional type chemical barrier treatment using the most advanced termiticides in accordance with Australian standards, or by using cutting edge technology and eliminating the nest using the Sentricon II termite colony elimination system.

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