1800 20 30 20

Termikill - Complete Termite Systems

The ‘How’ of Termite Treatments has made a change for the better over the last 20 years.

It began with arsenic dust puffing into the timber where termites were busy eating. Then came flooding the soil around the home with poisons as the way to termite eradication.

All too often termites got over, around or through gaps in the poisonous barriers.

Homeowners have always been excluded. Not only couldn’t you buy the products as they were too dangerous.

But it also required specialised equipment.

Homeowners Should Do Their Own Termite Treatments

Termite Baiting has proven to be the most reliable and effective system by pest professionals since the millennium because it works!

Using the same formulation and same principles, you get the same results
Dead termite colonies and a defended home at a fraction of the cost. And as the bait is not harmful to humans or pets, it’s safe too

How Do I Know I Have Termites?

If you are not doing regular inspections of your home either yourself or by a pest controller, termite damage will be a confronting discovery. A door falls away from its hinges, a renovation surprise or sometimes it was simply leaning on a pergola pole or a window sill that revealed the termite activities.

We know that termites can do major damage to homes but termites are specialists in being covert. So keep an eye out for hollow-sounding timber, and rippled or cracked paint, termites are even known to make clicking noises in the walls at night (bang on a wall and see if it gets louder).

Doing your own termite inspection is a fairly simple process

Had a Confronting Termite Discovery?

Seeing termites leads to a lot of questions, the main one… How much will get rid of these termites cost me?

As you can understand, every termite discovery is unique.
How did they get there, how long have they been there, what type of termite is it and have they been scared off in the discovery?

How Long Have I Had Termites?

While it feels critical to know how long have they been eating away at your house or how the termites got in.

The answers don’t establish how to kill them

What Type of Termite?

Knowing what type of termite helps to know what to expect when they are being baited.

Here are termite identification, tips and you can submit your termite photos

How Much Damage to the Damaged Area?

Termites will leave an area if they feel at risk.

That risk could be intruders like ants, dead termites, damage to termite tunnels, residual insecticide or the timber has been removed.

If that happens, termites usually retreat to other feeding locations till they feel safe again, hours, days or never.

When the termites have disappeared you will need to find another spot.

How Much Does Termite Treatment Cost?

A ‘Termite treatment’ covers a number of different parts, killing existing termites, termite prevention and regular inspections. If you tick all the options with a pest controller, the cost can vary greatly, from a few hundred dollars to many thousands depending on the options selected.

The cheapest option is to treat termites using the same products and the same routines as professionals do, with Termite Bait
Then once the termites are dead install termite monitors around your home

Closed-up of a termite species on a wooden stick.

The two subterranean termite species that cause over 90% of the damage to Aussie buildings almost never nest inside the building.

The nest must be in direct contact with the soil for its constant source of moisture.

It’s an absolute necessity.

Closed-up of a termite captured on a stick.

When a colony is developing nearby and they need more timber, the scouts go searching at night, above the ground, in the open, continuously searching until they scout that ‘right’ piece of cellulose.

That ‘right’ piece of cellulose is from wood and has to be big enough to be worth constructing their ant-proof mud-enclosed tube, all the way from the nest to the new food source, this could be up to 100 meters.

What is a Termite Monitor?

A Termite Monitor is designed to be placed ON the garden, ON pavers and paths, up above ground level where termite scouts are searching. The Termite Monitors have termite-sized access holes directly to the timber and a hole in the lid.

The timber inside goes all the way up to (within a millimetre or two) that hole and the termites instinctively use a mud mixture to block it to prevent the loss of precious humidity. Call us with your additional questions.

A blocked hole is your signal they’ve arrived. Check out this 3-minute video:

Once you’re done placing the Termite Monitors, check regularly and feed termites in any monitors attacked. The termites do the rest! That’s the best termite treatment there is.

Closed-up of a DIY termite trap with 2 timbers inside a green box.

Defending Your Buildings From Termites

Worker termites do their instinctive job… they search for easy-to-harvest timber… build a tunnel to safely harvest the timber… and take it back to feed the whole colony.

But, when Termites discover a ‘Termite monitor’, (which is way better than finding a timber inside your home), they follow their instincts by muddying the holes around the timber to protect them from ants.

This means the hole on the top of the termite monitor gets closed with termite dirt. And the presence of termites in a termite monitor is much easier to spot than behind a retaining wall or in the window frame in the kids’ bedroom.

A green colored termite trap and as the featured image of "do-it-yourself termite control" blog.
Closed Termitrap

Feeding Termites

Ohh, you wanted to stop them from eating your house…
To kill termites you need to feed them, specifically Colony Killer Termite Bait

By pushing in the mud (on the monitor lid) and immediately covering the hole with a foil bag of Colony Killer Termite Bait, the workers switch from eating hard timber (mostly cellulose) to more easily chewing off a bellyful of moist alpha-cellulose (containing an active ingredient which disrupts their digestion and moulting).

They know where they live, they take it there and, the queen and the whole colony dies.

A green plastic box of a termite trap placed on a garden.
A green colored termite monitor with a termite bait placed on top.

Found Live Termites and Eating Solid Timber?

All you need is Colony Killer Termite Bait, a steady hand and the willing cooperation of the worker termites.

Make a small hole in the timber where you think the termites are, observe the termite activity come to defend the hole you have just made and attach a foil pouch of the termite bait over the hole so the workers have direct and secure access.

Termites do the rest. Just check in on them and top up the termite bait

Knife pierced on a wall for the hole making of Colony Killer Termite Bait.
Colony Killer Termite Bait setup which is placed on a wall.

Additional Home Termite Treatment Information

You can download our free How-to-Guide
Check out the rest of our website and shop

OR speak to a friendly, helpful human… 1800 20 30 20
OR click here to open a chat

Questions & Answers

What is the best treatment for termites?

Can I treat my home for termites myself?

How do I get rid of termites in my house?

What kills termites permanently?