Whether you’re dealing with an existing home or a construction site, termite barriers serve as a proactive solution. We save you from grave damage and prevent future infestations that could cause lasting destruction.
As a professional pest control company, we offer two types of termite barriers: chemical barriers and physical barriers.
Both are also known as Repellant Chemical Barriers: & Non-repellent Chemical Barriers.
And have different advantages and provide comprehensive defence depending on your home’s needs.
Chemical termite barriers involve applying a liquid termiticide around your property’s foundation to create a treated zone. This chemical treatment either repels or eliminates termites attempting to enter. The treatment is long-lasting, making it an excellent choice for long-term termite control.
Termites either avoid the treated zone or unknowingly tunnel through it, picking up the active ingredient and spreading it through the colony, leading to colony-wide elimination.
Physical termite barriers are non-chemical systems (environmentally friendly solution) designed to prevent termite entry by creating an impenetrable physical barrier.
Physical barriers use materials such as mesh, membranes, or collars that termites cannot pass through. These barriers are typically installed during the construction phase. Physical barriers can also be used around the perimeter of the home, ensuring thorough protection.
Termite barriers work by creating a physical or chemical line of defence around your property. For chemical barriers, termiticides either repel or eliminate termites through direct contact or by transferring chemicals within the colony.
Physical barriers, on the other hand, prevent termites from accessing the property by forcing them to build visible mud tubes, which makes their presence easier to detect during inspections.
We advise you to opt for a termite reticulation system. This involves initially setting up a pipe with holes within the trench. This way, you do not need to dig up and disrupt your property. The technician merely pumps chemicals through the pipe. This releases them into the soil via the holes.
This process is faster and cheaper in the long run. It is a choice you should consider.
Yes, termite barriers are often required in new builds and in some areas as part of the Australian building regulations.
Yes, regular inspections and reapplications (for chemical barriers) are recommended to ensure continued protection.
The best termite barrier for your home depends on factors like your location, the type of construction, and your personal preferences. Our experts can guide you in selecting the most suitable option for your specific needs.
Termite treatment typically lasts five years. While termite bait stations only last one year and require yearly maintenance, liquid termite treatment can last up to five years.
Even in five years, it is not a guarantee that termites won’t manage to cross. If the chemical barrier has any holes in it, some could be able to get inside your house. However, inspections for termites performed annually can reduce this danger.
Termites will consume the dangerous bait while foraging and carry it back to their colony, where it will infect the other termites. It can take several weeks to completely eradicate the colony because it might take months for termites to discover the bait stations.
The key to the suitability of any termiticide in a wet environment is the propensity to leach through a soil profile upon a wetting event. The main measure for ability to leach is the product’s water solubility. Termidor has very low water solubility and therefore will not leach through the soil. Termidor tightly binds to organic matter in soil, which also limits its movement. All of these physical and chemical characteristics contribute to Termidor remaining active in the treated zones close to the foundations of the structure for as long as the soil and foundations have not been compromised or the normal time span for degradation has elapsed.
This includes soils that have been located in flooded areas. As an example, whilst conducting long-term field trials throughout Australia, a Townsville site suffered a major flood which completely submerged the Termidor treated plots for a lengthy period. It can be seen from the graph below that there was no effect on the amount of Termidor present in the soil.
As stated above, Termidor binds strongly to the soil particles and will not leach through the soil profile. However, this is based on soil that is not saturated at the time of treatment. If the soil is saturated, the Termidor (and any other termiticide) will remain in the water phase with little chance to bind to organic matter in the soil profile. Therefore the soil needs time to dry out enough so that the soil profile is not in a saturated state. This drying time depends on the type of soil, site drainage and the weather conditions after the original wetting event. Your Accredited Termidor Applicator is in the best position to answer this question.
This depends on a number of factors. Your Accredited Termidor Applicator is in the best position to determine this via a thorough inspection and written report. As a guide, Termidor should be used to re-establish the treated zones when:
After receiving the inspection and written report it can be a little confusing with an overload of information. It is important that you sit down and discuss the report with your Accredited Termidor Applicator to understand the recommendations (why they are important), agree on a plan to carry out the recommendations and review the success after implementing the recommendations. Following this advice is very important, as it will affect the quality of the treatment and may also affect any warranty given by the pest manager.
The termite threat in areas that have suffered excessive rain events may actually increase. Termites increase their population based on a number of factors including access to moisture and food sources. Obviously after heavy sustained rainfall, the soil will hold moisture for a long period of time which the termites will enjoy. Added to this is the increase in building timber and tree debris left behind after the water recedes.
Quite often this is buried in land fill or stacked in a pile which adds a new food source which can sustain a larger termite population. As a consequence, termite pressure will, in time, be more severe. Therefore it is imperative that an Accredited Termidor Applicator performs a thorough inspection of the site to assess the risk and provide recommendations to protect your home from future termite infestations. These should be conducted at least every 12 months into the future.
Over 400,000 homeowners for the past 18 years have been satisfied with Termidor protecting their homes, without a single product failure. That is why it comes with an eight-year warranty and is Australia’s number one trusted brand for termite control. Termidor’s Genuine Transfer Effect™ takes advantage of the social behaviors of termites living and feeding in large colonies where they are in constant contact.
When a single termite comes into contact with a Termidor treated zone, it will unknowingly transfer it back to the colony on its body, infecting termites that have not even been near the Termidor treated zone. This is the ‘Transfer Effect’ and a key reason why no other termiticide performs as well as Termidor.
Termites can’t detect Termidor due to its innovative, non-repellent technology, so they can pick up a lethal dose while foraging in treated areas. As a result, Termidor works quicker and more effectively than other inferior termite control options.
The crucial advantage Termidor has over many other products is that it doesn’t repel termites. Termites are able to detect the older chemicals in the soil and stay away from them. That means the termites remain active and unaffected, still exploring the area and potentially looking for ways into your home. Termites can’t detect the treated zone so, as they continue to forage through the soil and unknowingly come into contact with Termidor.
The Genuine Termidor Transfer Effect™
Because affected termites can’t detect Termidor, they carry it back to the nest on their bodies and pass it on to other termites, hence the devastating Genuine Termidor Transfer Effect. Termidor can control whole termite populations faster than any other treatment, but it is relatively slow-acting in individual termites. This means termites have ample time before dying to spread Termidor to their nest, and the entire colony. The combination of Termidor being undetectable in the soil and its Transfer Effect mean no other termiticide performs as well as Termidor.
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