Termite Inspections & Treatment
Termites (often called “white ants”) can cause serious structural damage long before they’re visible. The key is early detection, proper eradication, and ongoing prevention tailored to your home and budget.
What’s included with Equip:
- Free termite assessment & free quotation
- Full property inspections and clear written reporting
- Eradication of active termite activity
- Preventative options: chemical and physical barrier systems
- Advice to reduce termite risk around your property
- Termites are commonly referred to as white ants, but termites and ants are very different. Many ant species are enemies of termites.
- Don’t assume ants mean “no termites”. Ants can’t break through termite workings.
- A termite colony attacking your home may come from up to 50 metres away — not necessarily from a nest on your property.
Do not disturb termite workings or spray with insect sprays. Termites can detect disturbance and will avoid the area, redirecting to concealed locations and causing more damage.
Do call us as soon as possible for a free termite assessment and quotation so the invading colony can be eradicated properly, and preventative measures can be recommended to suit your budget.
- Poor drainage, leaking pipes, damp areas, form-work timbers, scrap timber, tree stumps, mulch, timber sleepers, timber retaining walls
- Nests behind timber retaining walls and inside trees or tree stumps
- Vegetation, mulch, or soil covering weep-holes, slab edges, and/or physical barriers
- Anything that causes moisture against/near external walls (e.g., hot water system overflows, air conditioners)
If any of the above conditions apply, removing or rectifying them can lower the risk of termite attack.
When quoting, we typically recommend:
- Full property termite inspection
- Eradicate all present termite activity
- Preventative treatment: physical and/or chemical barrier systems to reduce concealed access
- Monitoring & baiting systems to manage or eradicate colonies and monitor for future activity (alone or alongside barriers)
Note: baiting systems don’t physically block concealed entry — they help manage colonies and future activity as part of a complete plan.
After an inspection, we’ll present multiple options to protect your property against future termite attacks.
- Termidor: a long-lasting chemical barrier treatment designed to be undetectable to termites and may impact the wider colony.
- Biflex: can last up to 10 years and works best as a continuous barrier aimed at stopping termite entry.
- Sentricon baiting systems (where suitable): used to manage or eradicate colonies and monitor future activity.
- Physical barrier sheeting: installed at construction stage to block concealed termite entry through the slab perimeter and penetrations.
Ignoring early signs of termite or pest activity can lead to costly structural repairs, health risks, and loss of property value. Termites often remain hidden inside walls and timbers while causing serious damage.
Without regular inspections and timely treatment, a small infestation can spread through wall cavities, flooring, and structural timber — sometimes before visible damage appears on the surface.
Early action with professional inspection and treatment is the best way to protect your home, family, and long-term investment.
Equip Pest & Termites has developed three monitoring and baiting systems designed to eradicate entire termite colonies. They’re environmentally friendly, unobtrusive (underground installation), and pose no risk to family or pets when used as directed.
- Designed to intercept termites moving toward the home and redirect them into the system
- A single treatment may eradicate termites over a large area
- Options designed to reduce ongoing costs
System 1: includes a warning indicator to alert you to activity. Once activated, allow around 6 weeks for build-up before treatment.
System 2: includes viewing ports so early activity can be checked by removing caps; treated once sufficient numbers are present.
System 3: pre-treated on installation and typically requires two inspections per year to check and/or replace bait.