HAVING your home imperceptibly eaten by termites sounds like something from a horror film, however it is surprisingly common.
There is no insurance for termite damage, so homeowners need to take proactive steps to protect their investment.
During the cooler winter months, termites are less active, with numbers venturing out from a nest reduced by about 90 percent.
However, as the weather warms, as it is now, the queen gets hungry and sends out her armies en masse, travelling up to 100 metres to find your floorboards or walls.
Shepparton’s home-grown pest control expert, Jason Aspland of Jason’s Pest Control, said every proactive homeowner should have their house inspected every year.
He said most of the calls he receives are from people who have stepped onto a formally-reliable floorboard to discover they’ve been housing hundreds or thousands of crawling housemates.
Armed with the cutting-edge Termatrac radar technology, he is able to detect termite activity using thermal and moisture imaging, tracing entry points to the house and even tracing the critters back to their nest.
For more information and a friendly chat, contact Jason Aspland from Jason’s Pest Control on 1800 599 699.
