1 in 10 houses in the Brisbane area have a termite infestation estimate them thousands of dollars value of harm. In a lot of cases, the house owners likely won’t know about the termites until they go to sell the property and have it inspected thoroughly, and what they will find is that they have weeks and thousands of dollars worth of damage to fix. Of course, the first thing to address would be the extermination of the termites and a chemical termite treatment by the expert exterminators at Pest Control Brisbane exterminating to keep them away for the long haul.
Termites are a collective or hive community of small whitish insects, sometimes known as white ants, whose primary food source is dead plant matter like the wood we use in the construction of our homes. Since they live underground and aren’t big fans of the sun, they’ll devour any wood touching soil first, but will walk up concrete foundations to reach the timber in the walls of a home.
Termites aren’t the enemy, and in fact are integral to ecosystems worldwide, and have been since the late Triassic Period. There are an estimated 4000 (16 known) species of termite, each with distinct characteristics to set it apart from the other species. One South American species builds arboreal nests, or nests in trees, while others in Australia build sedan-sized “termite mounds” or grounded pillars sometimes 10 feet high!
Termites are important to the entire world, but still unwelcome to devour our domiciles. Termite treatments are designed to save your home, and save you from the costly repairs of that home. Termite treatments differ depending on the stage and signs termite infestation. The best place to start is with a simple preemptive chemical termite treatment to deter termites in the first place, installed during construction.
Since not everyone has that before-the-build option, and because no subterranean termite treatment lasts forever, other termite treatment methods are available post-construction. An experienced exterminator from Back 2 New Cleaning will be happy to inspect, assess, and present options and recommendations on the current condition of your home, and which termite treatment would best suit your home’s needs.
Contact Back 2 New Cleaning for any termite issues, or even potential termite issues in the Brisbane area.
