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Green & Gold Termite & Pest Control Geelong VIC


	Telephone 5250 4801
	Jim Drever & Stephanie Hinton 459 Grubb Road, Wallington, VIC 3221 Email: greenandgold@hotkey.net.au

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Whether You are seeking to protect your home, factory or office from the destructive activity of termites or to safeguard the health and safety of the occupants from disease carrying cockroaches, rats, pigeon droppings, venomous spiders, flea, ant or other pest infestations we have the answer.

Be Careful in Selecting a Pest Controller it's far too easy to get a pest control licence in Victoria and start up a pest control business employing an unlimited number of trainees with little knowledge or experience in professional pest control matters - more details

Termites attack 1 in 3 homes in the Geelong VIC region

Termites are a major worry: Recent surveys suggest about one in three homes in the Geelong VIC region will suffer a termite infestation. To make matters worse, your home insurance will NOT cover the damage which may involve costly replacement of structural timbers in floor, wall and roof.

Most homes in the Geelong VIC region are at significant risk of termite attack, especially where eucalypt gum trees are close by - within a 100 meter radius of the building.

termites can build a sub-nest in a wall cavity of a home

Picture of a termite nest in wall cavity Termite inspector examines a large above-ground termite nest built inside a wall cavity of a home.

Termites build such nests, where moisture collects inside the wall cavity, from leaking pipes, shower recess, faulty guttering and down-pipes.

Your best protection is to arrange for a Termite Inspection and Report to Australian Standard 3660, including written specifications for a complete Termidor soil barrier treatment, where practicable, to protect your home. Prevention is better than cure.

Where live Termite activity is found Green & Gold will install especially designed termite bait stations containing the Nemesis brand termite bait. We closely monitor at 2 to 3 weekly intervals the stations to assess bait consumption and replenish bait therein.

Nemesis termite bait contains an IGR insect growth regulator that prevents the worker termite from regrowing it's external skeleton after moulting. Worker termites ingesting the bait will feed partly digested timber and the bait to other termites in the central nest. Termites cannablise other dead termites thereby hastening elimination of the entire colony ... more details.

We use the safest, most effective products

Safety first: Recently a new range of pest control products have entered the marketplace, including hi-tech baits for the control of termites, cockroaches and ants. Although much safer to use in and around the home these products require a far higher level of skill to ensure an effective result.

For termite control we use the safer, but most effective products commercially available in Australia, such as, the Termidor and Premise termite soil treat chemical and the Nemesis termite baiting system.

Beware: The older style more toxic pesticides (solvent based) are commonly used by the dodgy "cut-price" operators. Refer to the Consumer Advice section of this website for consumer protection advice on selecting a professional pest control service.

Why it's important to know about termites

WARNING: Termite damage to a building or other timber structures can be severe and your home insurance does NOT cover the repair costs. Termites are known to destroy roofing and wall framing timbers within a few months in the Geelong region.

We recommend you read the Vic Termites section of this web-site to help you assess your property's level of risk, and to select which termite control methods will best protect your property.

Alternative termite control methods aim at exploiting certain behavioural characteristics of subterranean termites in varying types of building situations. Click here re termites in the Geelong Vic region

Spider Identification Chart

Spider ID Chart with FIRST AID spider bite procedures - a Ready Reference Guide in full colour of dangerous and venomous spiders in the VIC region.

Featured in the Spider Identifcation Chart are the male and female Sydney funnel web spider, red-back spider, white-tail spider, black house spider, wolf spider, mouse spider, trap-door spider, huntsman spider, orb-weaver spider and other spiders with notes to aid in spider identification.

Click here to view the Spider Identification Chart

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