Termite Treatments Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Tweed Coast

Safe and Effective Termite
Treatment and Solutions

GEKA Pest Management are your local family owned and operated business, taking care of all your pest and termite requirements. We’ve been working locally for over 25 years, so rest assured you’re in trusted hands! We pride ourselves on being friendly, professional, knowledgeable and reliable, plus we love what we do.

What is a Termite Treatment?

If you are trying to eliminate termites in your home, then you should be aware of the best treatment methods available. Termites can greatly harm the integrity of your home and cause irreparable damage to the structure, which is why it’s so important to recognise the signs of a termite infestation. When dealing with termite infestations, it’s imperative to contact a professional pest control company to assess the situation properly and thoroughly, do not try to rectify the problem yourself. Only a professional pest technician can recommend the appropriate treatment required. Preventing termite infestations can save you thousands of dollars on repair costs by consulting our termite management experts.

Termite Treatment and Management Services

Why Choose Us

Fully Qualified, Licensed And Insured
Servicing Residential, Commercial And Industrial Properties Across The Entire Gold Coast And Northern Rivers Area
Accomplished Technicians Offering Unparalleled Service And Expertise In The Pest And Termite Industry
Over 25 Years Experience Servicing The Local Area
Safe, Thorough And Effective Pest And Termite Treatments
Proud Members Of The Australian And Environment Pest Management Association (AEPMA)
Family Owned And Operated
Friendly, Honest, Reliable And Trustworthy- We Strive To Ensure Our Customers Feel Like A Welcome Friend And Not Just Another Number
Accredited Termidor Applicator
Certified Trelona ATBS Installer

Think You Have
Found Termites?

Disturbing termites can cause the termites to retract from the disturbed areas and find other areas within the home to infest. If the termites have been disturbed, quickly cover the damaged area with some black gaffer tape.

Termites
Or White Ants?

Although they may look like ants, termites aren’t ants at all. In fact, they are an ancient group of insects more closely related to cockroaches than ants.

Termite Life-Cycle

Termites live in colonies that can contain anywhere between a few hundred, up to a million individuals (depending on the species). They go through incomplete metamorphosis, with egg, nymph and adult stages.

They form complicated societies with the different castes performing different roles within the colony. The queen lays the eggs, workers care for the nymphs and carry out the foraging, specialised soldiers protect the colony, and reproductives are the new kings and queens who fly off to start new colonies.

Baby Termites (nymphs)

There isn’t actually such a thing as a baby termite. The queen lays eggs and the young which hatch are called nymphs, which look like miniature versions of an adult. The nymphs are unable to care for themselves and are fed by adult workers. Nymphs will typically go through 3 or 4 moults before developing into an adult worker. Some of these nymphs will develop into soliders or reproductives – the new kings and queens.

Worker Termites

Worker termites live up to their name and do the majority of the work in the colony – looking after the queen and young, building and maintaining the nest and most importantly carrying out the foraging. Workers are made up of sterile males and females (workers in bees and ants are only made up of sterile females) and typically live for between 1-2 years.

Soldier Termites

Soldier termites are the specialised caste that protect the colony from predators, typically other insects, especially ants. They have modified heads which utilise a variety of defence mechanisms, which vary depending on the species. Some have powerful jaws, other use latex to gum up attackers, others use their heads to plug up entry holes and a few have heads that actually explode! Because of their modified heads, they are unable to feed themselves and are reliant on being fed by the workers. The appearance of the soldier is a key feature used inspecies identification. Soldiers generally live for 1-2 years (if they do not die “in the line of duty” earlier!).

Winged Termites

Termites with wings, technically called primary reproductives, are the new kings and queens produced by mature colonies. They will leave the colony on warm humid nights, taking to the wing in large numbers in termite swarms.

There are two types of reproductives. Primary reproductives are the new kings and queens produced to found new colonies. These winged termites (alates) pair up during the mating flight. On landing, their wings fall off and they move off together to find a suitable site to start a new nest. Unlike workers, these alates have darker, harder cuticles and obvious eyes.

In certain circumstances and in some species, secondary reproductives may be produced. These are capable of reproducing | laying eggs, but are lighter in colour than the primary reproductives and never develop wings. Typically, secondary reproductives may be produced:

Termite Queen

The queen is the most important individual in the colony, producing the eggs to maintain and grow the colony. In some species the queen becomes enlarged (up to 30 mm long) and turns into an egg laying machine capable of laying over 1000 eggs per day. In such species the queen is immobile and resides in a central nest chamber in the colony. Queens can live for over 20 years. However, as they age, they become less productive. As this occurs and if she dies, secondary reproductives (queens without wings) can also lay eggs. In some species, they will also retain some of the winged termites (primary reproductives) to support the egg laying or take over completely if the queen has died.

Termite Nests

Subterranean termites, which include the main pest species, normally nest underground, which can make the termite nests very difficult to locate. Often the nest will be in the root crown of a large tree (the area between the roots and the base of the trunk). However, some species create an obvious mound on the ground, which obviously makes them a lot easier to spot. And indeed a few species also build arboreal nests (nests in trees). However, even in these arboreal nests, they still need to have contact with the ground, which is achieved through mud tubes on the outside of the tree or moving within the tree itself.

Note: GEKA Pest Management are proud members of Professional Pest Manager, who have supplied the above Termite lifecycle information.

Contact Us Now for a Tailored Solution to your specific Pest and Termite Infestation!

GEKA Pest Management have extensive local knowledge and proven experience in effectively solving any pest or termite
problem you may have. With over 25 years experience in eradicating termites and protecting homes and structures across
the Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Tweed Coast, we bring you the best and most
practical experience to deal effectively with any pest or termite problem.