ABI PEST Control offers residential and commercial termite pre-treatments to stop termite damage before it has the chance to happen. We’ve worked successfully with homeowners, home builders, architects, and contractors; we’re ready to help you protect your home or building.
Our pre-treatment options include:
Termite Baiting & Monitoring Systems
Offering constant protection, ABI PEST Specialists will install the Termite Baiting & Monitoring Systems System around the structure AFTER construction has been completed and the landscaping has been completed.
Above Ground Termite Baiting Stations
Some bait products are inserted below ground out in the yard, whereas others are installed above ground level on the inside of the structure. 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, therefore infecting and eliminating the colony. Bait contains a slow-acting ingredient which disrupts the normal growth process in termites (i.e., termites die while attempting to molt). The bait inside the stations is highly palatable to termites but non-toxic to humans.
Liquid Treatment
Our highly trained ABI PEST specialists will treat the perimeter and sub-floor area (if applicable) of the existing building and structure during the construction phase and before the foundation is poured to prevent termites from infesting.
Physical Termite Barrier
Physical Termite Barrier is a physical and chemical termite management system. Physical Termite Barrier prevents concealed entry of subterranean termites; it works quickly to repel, kill & block foraging subterranean termites and provides an ongoing protective barrier that surrounds your home.
Physical Termite Barrier is installed during your home’s construction and sealed permanently to the foundations of the building. e.g. under/in slab and in the perimeter wall cavity.
Because it is a single-installation product, the installation of Physical Termite Barrier fits seamlessly within the construction process. In many cases, Physical Termite Barrier sheeting serves a dual purpose both as an subterranean termite barrier and moisture barrier, thereby reducing costs.
It is estimated that termites destroy more homes in Australia than all natural disasters combined. Even a building slab built to Australian Standards can sometimes crack, allowing termites to enter your home from beneath, undetected.
Physical Termite Barrier is installed as a termite and moisture barrier underneath or around the perimeter of the slab and around pipe penetrations. This will prevent subterranean termites, capable of fitting through a gap sized 1.5mm, from entering your property.
It offers long-lasting protection for your property without the need to continually top it up with additional chemicals.
There are many forms of physical termite protection. Termimesh, Kordon, Homeguard just to name a few. Some new buildings have nothing but an exposed slab edge. So how do these systems work and how safe is your property?
Physical termite protection is designed to make termite attack visible at an early stage so it can be dealt with before major damage occurs. The most serious infestations occur when they gain access to a concealed area allowing the termites to do damage freely before they are detected by the unfortunate resident. With physical protection there may be some form of evidence that they are attempting to bridge in, but it doesn’t eliminate termite entry.
It is crucial to check regularly where your system has been installed for evidence of attempted entries. This will usually take the form of a gradually growing shelter tube as they attempt to bypass the shielding. We are happy to explain how your particular system should work, there should be information about what system you have in the meter box. If there is no sticker you should contact the builder if the house was built after 2000. Otherwise the lack of the sticker almost certainly means that you don’t have protection in place. In this event it is recommended to book in an inspection and quote for a chemical barrier.
When a new house is built one of the very first steps is the termite work. Almost all of the construction work occurs after this is done. Damage or breaches to the barrier can occur either by poor workmanship or through forced changes to the design such as a house addition . Reputable builders should contact the installers to make the required alterations to the treatment but on many occasions this communication doesn’t occur. This may leave you with a brand new building or addition where the physical protection is already compromised.
All of these physical barriers will have failures, for many different reasons. Often it is nothing to do with the company who put the system in. If your garden bed is built up two inches over the Termimesh, the termites have an entry point again. If you put a path down that covers the exposed slab edge, the termites will use the opportunity and travel in the joint between right up to the house.
Every house with installed physical termite protection still needs regular termite inspections. Potential bridges, breaches or damage can be identified early and rectified (often quite cheaply).
There is nothing worse than seeing termites in a new house or extension. Don’t let this happen to you, contact ABI PEST CONTROL for an inspection today!
Termite reticulation system
The Termite reticulation system allows for the reinstatement of a chemical barrier around the foundations of the home utilising a network of underground pipes.
Using precise control of the chemical application, this system helps to protect against invasion by termites which would otherwise enter from the outside of your home.
As we live in such a high-risk termite area, we have a great amount of experience in termite protection and treatment, including termite inspections, monitoring, baiting and pre-construction barriers. We provide quick, safe and responsive pest control solutions by locals backed by the assurance that comes from the ABI PEST CONTROL name.
Termite reticulation systems are replenishable liquid termite barriers that are designed to prevent entry of termites into your home by utilizing a network of robust underground pipes and gives protection for the construction against termite attacks.
These systems are also called replenishment systems. Replenishment systems allow only a licensed termite technician to periodically (not annually) replenish the system without causing any exposure or disruption to your pets, you or your family.
These systems are suitable for both pre and post construction. It’s easier to install during pre-construction just before the concrete slab, pathway or garage is laid.
This system will save you a lot of money when it comes time for replenishing the system.
Our termite reticulation systems complies with Australian Standards 3660.1 in the construction of new buildings and covers penetrations, perimeter and control joint protection and carries a 50-year product warranty. The Termite reticulation system allows for the reinstatement of a chemical barrier around the foundations of the home utilising a network of underground pipes.
Using precise control of the chemical application, this system helps to protect against invasion by termites which would otherwise enter from the outside of your home.
As we live in such a high-risk termite area, we have a great amount of experience in termite protection and treatment, including termite inspections, monitoring, baiting and pre-construction barriers. We provide quick, safe and responsive pest control solutions by locals backed by the assurance that comes from the ABI PEST CONTROL name.
Termite reticulation systems are replenishable liquid termite barriers that are designed to prevent entry of termites into your home by utilizing a network of robust underground pipes and gives protection for the construction against termite attacks.
These systems are also called replenishment systems. Replenishment systems allow only a licensed termite technician to periodically (not annually) replenish the system without causing any exposure or disruption to your pets, you or your family.
These systems are suitable for both pre and post construction. It’s easier to install during pre-construction just before the concrete slab, pathway or garage is laid.
This system will save you a lot of money when it comes time for replenishing the system.
Our termite reticulation systems complies with Australian Standards 3660.1 in the construction of new buildings and covers penetrations, perimeter and control joint protection and carries a 50-year product warranty.