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Found Termites In Your Home?

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What to do if you find termites?

If you have found termites in your home, the most important thing to do is

 NOT DISTURB THEM.


Do not remove any damaged timber and do not spray them with any fly/insect spray.


If disturbed, the termites can relocate and attack a different area of your home. This can then prolong the colony elimination process.

Termite Control Services

Termite Inspection & Pre Purchase Report

  • Want to know if Termites are eating your home? 
  • Is your next home purchase safe from Termites? 
  • Want peace of mind to ensure your home is not at risk?


Find out what is involved to safely protect your home!

Termite Treatments & Baiting System

Discover the different methods used to protect your home from a Termite Infestation. Please consult your Termite Expert on what best suits your situation.

Termite Information

  • Want to know what Termites are?
  • Want damage they can do to my home?
  • Where do they come from?


Find out more information to understand Termites!

termite information

What Are Termites?


Termites, also known as white ants, are Timber Pests that feed on dead plants and trees. They are social insects that live together in colonies of up to several million and work underground and live in tunnels for the purpose of exploring food sources. 


As wood is their predominant food source, termites often find their way above ground provided there is a constant food source …  your home.




SEE WHAT TERMITES CAN DO TO YOUR HOME

Termites Eating

Termite activity found in a structural timber stud

Termite Damage

Termite damage after the colony had been eliminated via baiting

Termite Inspection & Pre-Purchase report

First step is to identify if termites are in your home by getting a termite inspection. 


A fully accredited technician will visually inspect all accessible areas of your home from the internal to the external of the property including all roof cavities and sub-floor areas. 


An eleven (11) page report will be issued at the completion of the inspection outlining:


  • Any evidence (if any) of termite activity and/or termite workings/damage
  • At risk areas where Termites may breach your home  
  • Chemical & Non Chemical Prevention Systems if required 
  • Ventilation issues/leaky or damaged pipes etc 
  • Other pest infestations eg. rodents

Exterra Baiting system

Smiths use Exterra as they are the worlds number one termite protection.

How it works ...

100% Total Colony Elimination

It’s highly likely that you have a home security system to protect your place from invaders. Well that’s how the EXTERRA Termite Interception and Baiting System can be described. It is there to protect you from the invasion of termites, continually. The creation of the EXTERRA Termite Interception Zone ensures that protection is ongoing, where as chemical deposits age in the soil and breakdown.

Environmentally friendly!

EXTERRA is different. A truly safe, environmentally friendly way to eliminate termites, EXTERRA uses a termites’ natural instincts against them, eliminating the attacking termite AND their whole colony. Even after the colony is eliminated, EXTERRA Stations guard your home using the natural power of CO2, monitoring for future invasions without the ongoing need to reapply chemicals. By using EXTERRA, you are establishing a long term, termite solution that’s easy on both you and the environment.


1. EXTERRA starts in the ground...

The first step of using EXTERRA is to install In-ground Stations around your property where termites are likely to be foraging for food. The Stations contain eucalypt timber interceptors that numerous, independent, studies have shown are the termites preferred food source.


2. ...or under the concrete...

If your property is surrounded by concrete, then the special EXTERRA In-concrete Station is used. This has a stainless steel cap that seals flush with the pathway.

3. ...and inside your home FOR QUICK RESULTS.

EXTERRA Above-ground Stations are the preferred approach when termites are already in your home. REQUIEM Termite Bait is placed in the safe and sealed Station when it is installed. Above-ground Stations speed up the process of colony elimination. After the termite colony is eliminated, the Above-ground Stations are removed.

4. When the termites are intercepted...

Termites are easily detected in the EXTERRA Stations. The unique (patented) design of the EXTERRA Station allows for termites to be seen without disturbing them. This is very important. And the termites are not disturbed when the REQUIEM Termite Bait is added either.


5. ...and now the REQUIEM Termite Bait goes to work.

REQUIEM Termite Bait is added without disturbing the termites. This is vital to achieve quick and consistent results. REQUIEM is highly palatable to termites and they readily consume it in preference to timber. In fact, local studies show that once termites start feeding on REQUIEM they stop feeding on the timbers in your home! REQUIEM is also non-toxic to you and your pets.

6. Termites can't resist REQUIEM, leading to the colony's quick demise.

The termites feed on the REQUIEM and take it back to the colony where it is fed slowly throughout the entire colony. Since the termites die gradually, they do not associate the colony’s demise with the consumption of REQUIEM. This ensures that the entire colony is eliminated.

7. The colony is eliminated.

Any remaining REQUIEM is removed. Fresh timber interceptors are placed in the In-ground Stations, and the Above-ground Stations are removed. To protect you against the constant threat from new termite colonies or other established colonies, the EXTERRA System works on an ongoing process of ‘Peace of Mind’ monitoring, baiting and eliminating.

Exterra System Information Acquired - https://www.exterra.com.au/

Find out more

Exterra Features Brochure (pdf)Download
Exterra Science in Action Brochure (pdf)Download
Benefits of Exterra compared to chemical soil treatments (pdf)Download

Video

Some great footage of an Above-ground Station with termites feeding on the REQUIEM Termite Bait. We see the caste ratio change is well underway with large numbers of soldiers present and fewer workers. This colony is in the final throes of colony elimination. Another EXTERRA success story.

Chemical Barrier

A chemical barrier is used as a defence system to stop termites accessing your home/building. A termiticide chemical is injected into the soil around the perimeter of the building and under the concrete slab. It is best to consult with one of our termite experts to see if it is the right treatment for your property.

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