Pestec are announced best pest control company for 2015/16

Pestec have been announced as the 2015 AEPMA Australian pest managers of the year. The small team at Pestec have worked tirelessly to ensure that all work is carried out to the highest standards and that the outcomes for our customers are paramount. This industry award shows that hard work and dedication to excellence pays off!

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Termites in trees in Sydney

Because there are many national parks and bushland areas in and around Sydney the prevalence of termites that like to nest in trees is very high. It is a misconception held by the general public and also some members of the pest control community that termites that live in trees do not attack homes. This could not be further from the truth. In fact for the termites to live in the trees they must 1st excavate enough room inside the tree for their entire colony, this in itself should surely be enough evidence that termites eat timber. Houses are made from timber. 2+2=4
The termites that cause the most damage in the Sydney basin are a species that almost always lives inside of a tree. This species, Coptotermes are very prevalent. There is another species which is also known to nest on and sometimes in, trees, and that is Nasutitermes Walkeri, and these are the termite nests that you might see high up in a tree, they build large round or oval shaped mud nests. These nests are only half of the actual termite Colony with the other half of the colony being in a separate area underground. These termites to, can cause great deals of damage and have been known to damage a house to the point that it needs to be demolished.
If you have trees around or near to your property then it pays to have them checked when you have your annual termite inspection.

Termite baiting in Sydney

Termite baiting is certainly proving to be an outstanding leader in the field of termite colony elimination. When it comes to eliminating a termite colony there are few choices really.
The choice of a system to protect your home is very important as not all systems are designed to work in all homes. Much research should go into which system best suits your particular home. A professional can usually sum this up in next to no time, so if you have a technician that you trust take his advice. There is a lot more behind termite control products than the layman might think.

• Baiting, feeding a palatable substance to the termites that they will willingly transport back to the colony and share it as a food source.
• Dusting, introducing by stealth a toxic dust that will adhere to the bodies of termites and inadvertently be transported to the colony where members of the colony may come into contact with the toxicant as they groom each other thereby possibly ingesting the dust.
• Nematodes, an extremely small creature that can be introduced into the termite workings where it can then try to do what nematodes do, and enter the termite and cause death by eating the gut and other parts of the termite.

Baiting termites has become a %100 positive solution for controlling termites in Sydney. When the system is installed correctly and maintained in the correct way there are no failures.

Termite inspection in Macarthur

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Termite inspections are as important in Macarthur as elsewhere in Australia. The CSIRO says that homes on the Eastern seaboard of Australia are at high risk of termite attack. Sydney, Wollongong and the Southern Highlands including areas such as Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Vale all have homes that are equally at risk.The Macarthur area takes in Camden, Narellan and Oran Park along with other suburbs and Campbelltown being on its outskirts.Camden and Narellan are known to have a termite species that is more prevalent locally than elsewhere, that species is Nasutitermes spp. Nasutitermes are found in many areas but high numbers exist in Macarthur. Specialist treatment is required for this species of termite as several different brands of termite control pesticide have been proven to have failed to gain control of them.An appropriate prevention system must be put in place when it is established that Nasutitermes are present. A baiting system is good defence, as is a chemical treated zone when the construction method allows for it.Regular termite inspections are a must for ensuring ongoing control of all termites but particularly Nasutitermes.
For detailed footage about termite inspections see http://www.pestec.com.au/termite-inspection-video-series