On the road with Kiki – Episode 51

Welcome back for our latest episode of Out the Road with Kiki. In this series, we follow pest consultant Kristian as he visits homes and businesses across Adelaide that are experiencing pest outbreaks. Today, we have pesky termites on the agenda!

The first client of the day has noticed some active termites in their doorframe, and they’ve even managed to dig out a hole in the wall. As they are small in size, the client mistakes them for nesting termite offspring, but when Kristian takes a look, it’s definitely fully grown active adult termites. He finds that they’re also active in the garage, and recommends treating the problem with a termite baiting system attached directly to the affected wall. As the house is semi-detached, Kristian offers both the client and his neighbour a quote for a combined baiting system package deal to ensure that they are both protected from termites in the long term.

The next client wants a quote for a Sentricon Always Active termite barrier system, which is Allstate’s preferred choice for comprehensive termite protection. While they already have a termite barrier system installed by a competitor, Kristian notes that the stations seem to be located further away from the house compared to Allstate’s preferred approach. This means positioning each station no more than 300mm away from the house, 3m apart to better protect the house. He leaves the client with 2 options: the first is to have the existing stations reactivated with Sentricon as they are, or to reinstall new stations following Allstate’s method.