The home you buy is likely to become a significant asset in your portfolio for the foreseeable future. Wanting to protect that asset from damage, especially damage caused by termites, is perfectly normal, but the best time to start protecting it is before you even complete the purchase. You can perform a termite inspection for any pre-purchase home with a little help from Conquer Termites Northside and our team of expert termite inspectors. You can call our team on (07) 3356 8801 to solve any problem related to termites Highvale.

If you want to avoid allowing termite damage to befall your new home, then getting a termite inspection during pre-purchase is an excellent choice. Generally, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission recommends that you get both a general building inspection and termite inspection carried out on your property before you finalise the purchase. This visual inspection searches for evidence of active termite infestation or termite damage by checking the accessible areas of the property. Additionally, this inspection will also tell you whether or not there have been termite management systems installed in the home previously, and how to maintain them if so, as well as the general risk of termite attacks in the area. You won't be able to perform these inspections yourself thanks to the complicated legal and practical nature of the work, and will instead need to hire a licensed and qualified team of pest professionals to perform them, like Conquer Termites Northside. If you're going to be buying a new home, you should consider getting a termite inspection carried out in pre-purchase to prevent unnecessary termite damage.

Instead of beginning life as adults, termites must grow up from infancy. However, the life cycle of a termite is not common knowledge amongst the general population. Understanding the life cycle of this pervasive pest is easy with Conquer Termites Northside and our local experts. Get in touch with our team on (07) 3356 8801 when termites in Highvale cause you grief.

The development of a termite is called an 'incomplete metamorphosis', and is comprised of three main stages. The first stage is the egg, which range in colour from white to light brown and are translucent. While these eggs might be tiny, even the naked eye is capable of spotting them. Nymphs hatch from these eggs, and are cared for by the young workers of the colony. The queen's pheromones is able to control the development of a nymph into adulthood, ensuring they become the worker, solider, or other caste member that they need to be. To undergo an incomplete metamorphosis, termites have three phases in their development.

Many people think of wooden objects, like the support structures within their walls, when they're asked what termites might eat within their home. However, not everyone is certain as to whether or not these pests will eat the rest of their walls, including their plasterboard. Fortunately, it's a simple matter for our team of termite experts here at Conquer Termites Northside to explain exactly what is and isn't at risk within your home. Get in touch with us on (07) 3356 8801 today to make deal with any termites in Highvale with ease.

Cellulose is the food of choice for termites, and they will eat anything they can find that contains it. That includes the plasterboard commonly used to construct interior walls. Drywall is constructed, in simple terms, by wrapped plasterboards in a paper-like material, and while the plasterboards don't contain cellulose, the paper does. Additionally, allowing moisture to build up on your walls can make them a more tempting target for termites, and may increase the threat of an infestation in your home. Though you should perform a professional inspection for termites on your home if you have even the faintest doubt that the pests have invaded your home, you may also be able to identify them via the pinholes they leave behind in your walls. Thanks to their unquenchable desire for cellulose, termites will eat anything they can find containing the substance, including plasterboard.