White Ant is a popular slang term used when refering to Termites as they look a bit like a light coloured ant. Termites in fact are not related to ants and are another group of insects that appear to be closely related to cockroaches beleive it or not! So regardless of which name you choose for them – termite or white ant, getting rid of the nasty little pests involves the same methods.
Most of us consider our home to be the most valuable asset we own, so taking action to kill white ants before they cause serious damage is essential.
A white ants nest can contain anywhere from a few hundred to over a million white ants, so they are capable of causing a lot of damage to your home in a short period of time. Therefore it makes good sense to regularly inspect your property.
To contact your local pest controller to arrange an inspection
- call 1300 PestControl (1300 737 826)
White Ants Pest Control and Nest Removal
The problem with effective whiteants control is that the damage they cause often goes undetected because they eat from the inside out.
Some of the distinctive signs that you have white ants are:
• Wood that sounds hollow when tapped;
• Gaps or crumbling wooden beams;
• White ant mud tubes. These small tubes run above ground and are built by the whiteant workers to get the colony from Point A to Point B across open ground.
Experts suggest you need to inspect for white ant pests at least once every 12 months.
If you discover evidence of white ants in and around your home, it is essential you don’t disturb the white ants nest. Instead, call in a white ants pest control specialist immediately so a full inspection can be performed and effective pest control measures can be taken.
Finding the Best White Ants Pest Controller
Most DIY methods for controlling white ants are not effective or successful long term solutions.
Methods like baiting white ants, which involves the use of wood treated with toxic chemicals that are ingested by the worker white ants that then infect the entire colony, are best left to the professionals.
Most homeowners don’t have the knowledge to identify the type of termites or white ants that have invaded their property, or the most effective pest control options, so it generally pays to call in the experts.
Take the guesswork out of finding a reputable white ants pest control specialist in your area by calling 1300 PEST CONTROL or search our service areas.
We guarantee you peace of mind by only allowing qualified, licenced and fully insured members to become a part of our team.
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Quality white ant controllers will not only carry out a total inspection of your home, the foundations, the inner structural elements, fencing and all wood products in and around the house, they will also provide a complete white ant barrier to impede further entry.
To protect your home and family against white ant pests, the solution is at hand.
White Ants inspections and control
All you need do is call 1300 PEST CONTROL to connect with quality, reputable white ants pest control experts in your area.
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Don’t put it off any longer. The safety and security of your home may depend on it!
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with out calling pest control we cannot do anything to control these white ants
if any inform u have inform me so that i can protect my house
Hi Ramesh,
The best way to ensure effective and complete treatment for white ants is to contact a professional timber pest inspector. If you look at DIY methods for erradication you run the risk of not eliminating the colony and the white ants will in effect move to a new location near by to attack. A specialist timber pest controller will perform a thorough examiination (termite inspection) of your property and report all findings from the detection of live white ants, if nest were or weren’t located, previous damage and the potential for further infestations as well as measures you can take to help decrease the likelihood. A professional pest controller will also be able to provide you with some sort of warrantee so it pays to ask before you contract someone and it will be of benefit to you to have an inspection done prior to making any decisions about DIY treatments if this is the direction you still want to take.
old fencing timber 2 metres from side of house which has been their 9 months. yesterday began sawing the timber for firewood on the bottom few timbers found termites. put effected timber out in the sun. following day most of the termites were dead. do i look any further re my property. thanks edd.
Hi Ed.
There is a chance that you have killed off all termites and you are ‘protected’ but to say that this is all that is required to know for sure would be bad advice. Termites are social pests who live in colonies, love eating away at dead or decaying wood, such as your fencing timber but hate disturbance. You may have killed a few but there is always the possibility of other active termites retreating to feed elsewhere. Depending on the species of Termite there mayb also be a high likelihood of subsidiary nests exisiting if indeed the nest was determined.
The Australian Standard in relation to termite control requires that ‘when active termites are discovered in a building then an attempt be made to treat them with the intention, if possible, of eliminating the colony’. A quick kill treatment is possible if the nest/s has been discovered but unlikely otherwise and contaminant dusts or termite treatment baiting stations may need to be used and monitored over a period of time.
The best thing for you to do would be to call on a professional, timber pest licenced and insured Pest Controllers to arrange a thorough inspection on your property.