Frequently Asked Questions

These pesticides will only kill the ants you actually spray, which are only a fraction of what you actually have. If the colony is not destroyed, ants will continue to return to areas where you can see them. We are trained professionals who can identify the type of ant, locate the source and apply the necessary treatment.

Here are a few signs that termites might be wreaking havoc on your home: 1 Mud shelter tubes they build for protection. These can sometimes be seen in brick foundations or in architraves. 2 Hollow sounding timber (meaning they've eaten away at the timber). 3 Sagging floors or doors. 4 Easily damaged skirting boards, door jams or architraves (because termites take away the structural integrity of timber, a small knock to these areas can cause damage).

Next to termites, beetles are the worst wood-destroying insects that threaten your home. They like all kinds of wood - old and new, hard and soft - and even your furniture. Wood-borers, such as Powderpost Beetles, Old House Borers and Anobiid Beetles, tunnel into the wood of your home to lay their eggs. Hungry larvae then hatch and begin eating everything in sight. Some live as long as 10 years.

Not necessarily. These pests work from the inside out and are extremely difficult to detect. Drywood termites are especially difficult because, with the exception of rarely seen swarmers, the other members of the colony spend their entire lives inside the wood.