SUMMER TERMITE PREVENTION
Let’s talk about the environmental conditions that raise termite activity as well as exclusion and prevention tips to help protect your home from the impact of costly termite damage.
When Are Termites Active?
Warmth and humidity are the two forces of nature that govern the ebbs and flows of subterranean termites as a population. Are termites so common in the summer because of this? Termites never sleep, as they spend day and night searching for food to help their colonies expand in warm temperatures. As termite colonies mature, they develop winged male and female winged reproductive termites whose sole purpose is to find new colonies. To dissuade these termites from making your house their home, specialists advise that you eliminate any standing water in your yard or around the base of the wall.
Termite Prevention
Cut back tree branches so that sunlight can shine in moist places around your home, allowing them to dry up.
Prune back bushes and shrubs to allow the ground to dry out between plants.
Space plants apart in your garden to allow rain and hosed water to dry quickly.
Patch cracked or broken gutters and downspouts to reduce rainwater on your foundation.
Repair any leaking outdoor faucets or hoses.
A clean yard, thus, ensure to rake the autumn leaves, twigs and organic debris from your yard.
Moisture is not the only thing termites crave about your yard. To find out more about why termites pick a certain place to invade, click here.
Termite Detection
By the time you see the pests, it’s likely that you already have significant (and expensive) issues on your hands. You may have to look hard to see them.
The ants frequently construct their nests beneath a food source, while the termites are found to nest under the food item. If you have mulch in your landscaping, dig under it and take a look for termites.
Termites emerge from the ground in darkness and secrecy. With a flashlight, inspect any crawl spaces beneath your home, deck, porch or patio. They will be obvious as shelter tubes on foundation walls and on piers, which indicate termites.
If you have wood against the ground near your home, dig and see if you can find termites at work. These are tiny, light coloured insects with six legs, two antennae, and three body parts.
Termites are notoriously difficult to see, so you should have a professional termite inspection. And if termites are present, treatment is necessary in order to kill them.
We remove infestations and prevent your home from ever being infected again with termites. Contact us today to take care of any termite problems or simply preventative treatments to ensure you never have a termite problem.
Precise Termite Treatment Rivervale offers all pest control services in Rivervale and surroundings. Feel free to contact us at (08) 6103 5097 or visit our website:
https://precisetermitetreatment.com.au/
