Termite Treatment

Monitoring

Termite infestations are not easy to spot and they can do incredible amounts of damage. In addition to annual inspections, termite monitoring is an effective form of termite prevention that offers long term protection for your property.

In-Ground Termite Monitoring & Baiting

This method combines both prevention and treatment for long term protection against termites. It involves the use of unobtrusive termite bait stations, which are placed around the perimeter of your property to detect the earliest signs of termite activity. The termite workers consume the bait contained in the stations and take it back to their nest, sharing the toxicant with other colony members and eventually eliminating the colony.

The stations are regularly monitored by our technicians to track bait movement. Any increased termite activity means that our technician will automatically increase their visits to ensure optimum protection for your home. You will be provided with a Home Pest Control Service folder that will detail your monitoring and baiting program. Your Termite Expert will also update this folder with a service report at each visit, ensuring that you always have the important and up to date information at hand.

Benefits:

• Termite activity is identified at the earliest sign
• Colonies are wiped out before they can advance into the property
• Ideal as a preventive measure for properties in a high risk termite area
• All Rentokil In-Ground Termite Monitoring solutions include our Year Round Protection Plan free of charge.

What you need to know:

Installation of in-ground monitoring and baiting stations may require holes to be drilled into concrete and paving.

Spotted signs of termites? Book a free termite assessment at 868-612-0047

Treatment

We offer a range of termite treatments to effectively treat termite infestations at any stage. Our termite expert will recommend a specific solution that best suits your individual situation following a thorough site assessment.

Above Ground Baiting

If termite activity is found, an above ground baiting solution can be used. Above ground bait stations are placed on termite activity within the home or other structures. The termites consume the bait and take it back to the nest, infecting and eventually eliminating the colony.

The bait inside the stations is highly palatable to termites but non-toxic to pets and children.

What you need to know:

The bait stations are placed directly at the location of termite activity. This may be within your home, business or in the garden.

Fumigation

If a termite infestation has advanced significantly, the recommended treatment would be to destroy the entire colony in one fell swoop via fumigation. Just a handful of surviving termites is all that is needed to restart an entire infestation. Fumigation is the guaranteed way to ensure every termite is wiped out.

For a termite treatment to be effective it needs to be able to penetrate the wood and get deep below the surface where the termites are hiding. The most effective way to do this is to cover the entire structure with a tent and fumigate the space with a gas that can penetrate the wood to wipe out the termite colony. 

Our termite experts have extensive experience in termite fumigation and are required to stay up-to-date in the latest methods and chemicals to ensure safe and effective treatment.

How to prepare for termite fumigation

Because fumigation involves extensive use of certain chemicals, preparations are necessary to ensure a safe and successful outcome. When done correctly, termite fumigation not only eliminates an existing infestation, but will also stop the pests from returning.

A successful termite fumigation requires some preparation on your part before our fumigation professionals show up.

These preparations include:

• Arrange alternative accommodation – During the fumigation process, the house will be filled with dangerous chemicals and you will not be allowed to enter your home until the tent has been removed and the area properly ventilated. This could take between two to three days. Seek alternative accommodation for your family and all pets.
• Open interior doors between rooms - The chemicals need to enter every room. Although the fumigation chemicals can travel underneath the doors, it will be more effective to open the interior doors between all rooms to make sure the entire house is treated.
• Seal up food, secure plants – Food should be properly sealed and stored and plants should be removed from inside. Any food left out, must be discarded.
• Rake gravel - If you have gravel or mulch around your property, rake it back up to a foot away from the side of the building. This will help get a solid seal for the tent.
• Help the fumigator with the keys - you will need to leave keys for the termite fumigation professionals to get inside and make sure that everything is secure and that the process is working. Rentokil's fumigation professionals will make sure that your home is locked up once we’re done.

Call Rentokil today on 868 612 0047 or contact us online if you are concerned about termites.