Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Biology
2.1
Terminology and Scope
2.2
Anatomy
2.3
Foraging for Food and Water
2.4 Feeding and Digestion
2.5 Colony Organisation
2.6
Nesting Habits
2.7 Identification
3. Facts and Fiction
3.1
The Myths
3.2
The Facts
4. Inspection
5. Treatment Options
5.1
Colony Eradication
5.2
Managing the Risk of Infestation
5.2.1 Chemical Soil Barriers
5.2.2 Physical Barriers
5.2.3 Baiting
5.2.4 Building Maintenance Practice
6.0 What to do when you
find termites
7.0 Links to Reference
Material
8.0 About
this Site
1. Introduction:
Don’t panic…..the
termites are not going to make your
house fall down any time soon, and no, you are
not about to be financially ruined.
Please take a deep breath, relax a little and read on.
I guess you have found this web site, because you
have found termites, or termite damage, in your home or garden.
This web site is designed to inform you, not to sell you, a
particular company or product. The contents of this article are specific
to Australia.
The information is presented in a textbook type
format. Using the table of contents you can jump ahead to the sections
that are of the most interest to you. However I would encourage you to
read the text through, at least once, from start to finish.
Knowledge is power. Your termite problem is urgent,
but a few days gathering information
will save
you countless nights of lost sleep
worrying about termites. Also this knowledge
will
save you thousands of dollars
because you will be less likely to become a victim of the unethical
termite treatment salesman.
In the following sections I will explain to you the
biology of termites and help you to understand the facts and fiction
about termites. I will also
outline all the common treatment options available in Australia including infestation
detection, colony eradication, barrier treatments and baiting programs.
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