Drywood Termite Treatment Sydney

These services are essential for preserving the integrity of affected wooden structures and preventing further damage.

Unlike subterranean termites, drywood termites live directly within the wood they consume, making their detection and treatment more challenging. Our licensed, professional termite experts use one, or more of the following strategies to detect and treat drywood termites:

• Acoustic detection: using sensitive devices to detect the clicking sound made as they chew the wood.
• Moisture Meters: Even though Drywood termites get their water from the wood they live in, they don’t rely on moisture as much as subterranean termites. However, abnormal moisture levels in wood can still be an indicator of termite activity.
• Borescope inspection: the use of a small camera on a flexible tube, inserted into holes in the wood to inspect it.
• Thermal Imaging: the use of thermal imaging cameras to detect variations of temperature.
• Visual inspections: Looking for signs of termite presence, like fine wood dust or frass, small exit holes in the wood, and occasionally, the presence of swarmers or discarded wings.

Treatment for Drywood termites may include:

• Injecting insecticides into the infested wood.
• Heat treatment. This typically involves raising the temperature of the infested area to a level that is lethal to the termites, typically around 50-60°C for a specific period of time.
• Fumigation, which involves enclosing the affected structure in a tent and introducing a gas fumigant that penetrates all areas of the wood, effectively eliminating the termite colony. Although highly effective this may render the building unoccupiable for a period of time.

  Get in touch with us for an effective and reliable drywood termites, or white ant treatment in Sydney and the surrounding areas.