Termite Inspection & Treatments Termite issues? Multipest is Brisbane’s most trusted termite treatment company.

Termites with wings are known as Alates or reproductive termites. Alates take flight from a Termite nest or existing colony to look for a new nest site and mate. If you have found termites with wings in or near your home, this would indicate a termite colony is nearby. The first step is to contact Multipest and arrange A Visual Termite Inspection to be carried out to ensure your property has adequate and up to date Termite Protection and to identify any areas which maybe conducive to termites. Our technicians can provide information and advice to protect your property against termite attack.

To arrange a termite inspection, contact our office on 3390 1353.

One of the most common enquiries we receive is from customers who have found termites whilst gardening, in trees, retaining walls or timber fencing. Timber in ground contact provides a wonderful food source for foraging termite colonies. Although these high-humidity areas may provide a tasty treat for a period, they also encourage termites to the biggest food source on the block, your home. To prevent termites attacking your home, it’s important to ensure your property has up to date termite protection, whether this is a Chemical Termite Treatment, Baiting System or Physical Termite Barrier. If you have found active termites near your home, avoid disturbing them and call in the experts.

To arrange an free onsite Termite Treatment or removal quotation, contact our office on 3390 1353.

Yes, some Termites can fly. Winged Termites or Alates are termites in their reproductive stage. Alates take flight or swarm from an existing colony to seek out a new site to set up a nest and reproduce. Once they land, the Alates will then drop their wings. This is the only stage of the Termites life cycle when they can fly.

Termites are often mistaken for ants, however they do differ from ants in both their habits and their appearance.

Unlike ants, termites have a strict diet of cellulose, an organic compound found in wood or timber. They are subterranean, which means they live underground and are not fond of sunlight. For these reasons, it is unusual to see termites wandering around in the open.

Although Termites are similar to ants in size, they have some unique features which can allow you to tell the difference between the two. Ants are typically black or dark in colour, compared to Termites who are light in colour, usually white or tan or can occasionally appear to be translucent, depending on the sub-species. Termites only have two sections to their bodies, their head and body, whereas ants have a third section, a separate abdomen. Although both have antennae, Termites have straight antennae and the ants antennae has a bend.

Termites are often referred to as White Ants, due to their colour and similarity to ants.

Termites are comparable to the size of an ant, however they are lighter in colour, usually white or tan or can occasionally appear to be translucent, depending on the sub-species. Termites only have two sections to their bodies, their head and body and straight antennae.

Termite Soldiers, the protectors of the colony, also have large mandibles (jaws), used for defence. Alates or winged termites, have two sets of wings, which are the same length, which fall off after a flight.

No, Termites are usually lighter in colour, white or tan.

Termites are not known for eating through concrete. However, over time, as our homes move and shift, cracks can appear in the concrete foundations. If a property does not have Termite Protection in place, these cracks can then provide entry points for Termites into the property.

Treated pine and other timber should always be approached as termite resistant rather than termite proof. There are several factors which can contribute to treated pine failing as the sole treatment option against termites, including time, chemical breakdown, quality of the initial treatment. There are many cases of termites simply working their way up the centre of treated pine, where the product has not penetrated.