Pest Management.. Whose looking after the house while we are travelling

hi peter ,yes the traps work,but there is always a but .the termites have to enter the trap inthe first place therefore they have have to be placed every 3 to 5 meters around your house, then inspected for activity at the most every 3 months. if there is activity then a paste is put into the trap. this then has to be cheched and refilled until feeding has stopped. this will only destroy the nest which these termites come from .there could be several colonies in the area. mr staunton doesnt say where you can get the bait(paste) from. just because you are away does not mean they will attact your property.i have seen plenty of occupied houses attacked. yes i am a licensed pest controller in vic. regards Rod

Even without the sign in the power box there's still the plugs in the concrete if buyers pick up on it.

Wayne

Gday Peter,
We live next to the Torrens "River" - nice spot but was alarmed when my next door neighbour showed me the termites that were alive in his shed - he said they are very active near the river. We went with Termimesh - they are doing monthly inspections on the traps every 4 metres around the property. Haven't seen any sign of termites which is good, but that sort of monitoring costs a lot - $2k in our case. Still not sure whether its worth it?

Termidor , and yes the standard is to drill holes every 150mm . Roughly $50 per lineal meter drilled and sprayed . 600 litres went around my house .

From what I understand, spraying and drilling don't stop the white ants, merely bring them to the surface where their "tracks" are then visible....if you look regularly.
There is a big problem with white ants here in Bundy. Our house has been attacked in the past but I spray regularly myself with a nasty product available from the hardware store $40 makes 1000lts. Working so far, still have them in the yard and in the neighbouring properties but not in the house.
When I replaced the timber stumps with steel, I noticed that the ant caps on top of the timber looked ok until I removed the stump and found that most had corroded/ rusted in the centre from moistire in the timber- then the ants can get through undetected. Luckily the most recent attack before we bought the house had the only ant cap without a rust hole in it, they completely covered the outside of the stump but couldn't get past the cap.
Cheers
Dave

Hmmm, well I didnt think I would be able to flex my 20 years of Pest Control Muscles on a 4wd forum, but here goes.
Interesting as to how people think, I would have thought that anything to say your property is being well looked after against termites in SA would be a great selling point,would be to me if I was a buyer!
There is no meter box when a new home is treated, the sticker is fixed to the plumbing pipes, only for the building inspectors benefit.
If your concerned then remove the sticker?
A vacant/quiet house will be a better target for termites than a busy noisey one, so do not let it be unprotected.
Personally we have been doing bait/monitoring stations for 3 odd years now and it has taken over chemical treatments to about 90 odd percent because it kills the nest rather than a chemical treatment which only creates a barrier for them to try and get through, and a very small opening will let that happen.
My advice to you is put in the baiting system and have it monitored every 3-4 months and a internal inspection of the dwelling every 12 months. The monitoring can also happen in your absence as they only need access to the outside of the house.
NOTHING ON THE MARKET WILL GIVE YOU 100% COVER !
But in my experience the baiting stations work the best.
We have had termites in places that didnt even show any signs of local activity.
Where are you in SA ?
My details are behind my rig pic, feel free to call me for any advice.

Cheers Pesty