Can I cover termite bait stations?

Wed 17 Jan 2018

Summer is well and truly here and you know what that means - it's a termite frenzy out there! Alan Ferguson of Conquer Termites Northside, one of Brisbane's leading termite and pest control services, joins the eCentral Business Show to delve a little deeper into what it means to cover bait stations.

Alan starts off by sharing a brief history on termite protection - from the older-style border protection system that were chemically based, to today's more effective approach of bait stations. Thanks to recent innovations by Sentricon, Always Active is now the industry's leading termite solution, something that Conquer Termites Northside knows everything about.

Alan explains that covering bait stations is inadvisable. What it does is cause immense inconvenience when monitoring performance. Rocks cause all sorts of monitoring problems also and so Alan suggests keeping some sort of simple indicator (such as a pot plant) beside your stations to ensure they can be easily identified.

Unfortunately, not all termite control systems can guarantee 100% protection (as termites are natural tenacious living systems) and in the very remote chance something does go wrong despite proper termite control, Alan strongly recommends Timbersecure insurance for each of his clients. For just $420 for 5 years of cover (as at 17/01/18), homeowners will have the peace of mind knowing any property damage caused by termites will be covered by $100 000 of make good cover.

Don't risk termite damage this summer and chat with Alan Ferguson of Conquer Termites Northside on 3356 8801 or Google "Conquer Termites."