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Discovering or worrying about termites in your home can be incredibly stressful. However, staying calm and partnering with qualified professionals supports your home's defence against termites.
The Scale of the Threat: Over 100,000 homes suffer from destructive termite attacks each year across Australia.
The Silent Hazard: Termites can cause extensive structural damage and significantly devalue properties, frequently remaining completely undetected for years without a strategic monitoring and inspection regime.
Commercial Risk: Multi-site environments and local businesses are equally vulnerable to structural damage, workplace safety hazards, and compromised brand reputations .
To manage a potential infestation effectively, it helps to understand how these pests interact with your environment:
The Three Critical Behavioural Categories: Termites rely heavily on ambient shelter and moisture from the environment to prevent their bodies drying out. They are grouped by how they obtain this moisture:
Subterranean termites rely strictly on soil for moisture and insulation. They are by far the most common termites encountered throughout mainland Australia.
Drywood termites rely entirely on moisture from the specific tree or log they are infesting and are not considered a significant threat to buildings.
Dampwood termites rely on a humid atmosphere for moisture and do not require contact with the soil.
Unlike standard household insects, termites present unique structural hazards that require advanced training and professional execution:
Call us first; do not touch them! If you discover active termite workings within your building, they must remain completely undisturbed until an expert can assess the situation. If termites or their workings are disrupted, localized treatments may be less effective.
A comprehensive diagnostic survey of all accessible areas to detect active termites and identify high-risk conditions.
An immediate, short-term intervention is deployed upon verifying live infestations to bring active threats under control.
Tailored, proactive ground systems designed to safeguard your property and prevent future termite activity over the long term.
Proactive defensive frameworks are integrated into concrete slab construction to mitigate the risk of concealed termite access.
All Rentokil technicians are highly qualified and trained to industry standards. Voted Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) Pest Manager of the Year 2020, our local teams offer a wide range of global innovations and termite control solutions for the most effective outcome.
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They are called white ants because they live in colonies with a social organisation similar to ants. Biologically, this is inaccurate; they are soft-bodied insects more closely related to cockroaches
By the Australian Standard AS3660, an inspection at least every twelve months is recommended. Where termite risk is exceptionally high, we recommend more frequent inspections.
Termite workings must remain undisturbed. Disrupting them makes treatments less effective. Professional solutions use slow-acting options that termites naturally pass from one to another via trophallaxis to manage the colony and bring the infestation under control.
No. The installation of physical barriers and chemical soil barriers does not negate the need for regular inspection and treatment to support your home's defence.
Materials containing cellulose, such as wooden debris or loose formwork, are principal food sources. Additionally, localised moisture from leaking plumbing, foundation cracks, or poorly plumbed AC runoff creates high-risk conducive areas that encourage termite activity.