INVASIVE INSPECTIONS

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Invasive inspections are an additional option for those property owners who wish to go beyond the fine line of 'Visual inspection' as this is sometimes a limited form of assessment.

Austrapest HIGHLY RECOMMENDS the use of Invasive inspection devices as this can sometimes prove to be a better assessment of problems arising on your property.

Austrapest can offer

- test drilling of suspect trees/stumps

- Borescope Inspection (Fibre Optic)

- Thermal Imaging

- cut access traps(see household maintenance)

TEST DRILL TREES AND STUMPS

Often termites make their nests in trees or stumps and unfortunately there is no way of determining if this is the case on your property except by test drilling.

Your Austrapest Timber Pest Specialist can test drill suspect trees, stumps and send a flexible borescope inside or below the tree for a correct assessment.

Note: trees on your property should be inspected regularly by a tree surgeon as falling boughs can cause damage to property and injury to people.

If a termite colony of the infesting species is found it should be treated with one of the registered liquid termiticides.

These exciting new technologies are proving invaluable as assessment tools in invasive termite inspections.

BORESCOPE INSPECTION

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Holes (8 - 12mm) are drilled in the mortar between bricks or in fibro/ weatherboards for inspection with Borescope.

Holes can be plugged with cement after inspection or left open for future inspections, or plastic plug installed.

This work is HIGHLY recommended if severe infestation is present especially for building on concrete slab sections, brick veneer and timber wall frame or for more peace of mind.

While this work will not be a full assessment, it will help in finding termite damage, activity and entry points without having to remove wall cladding. Lining can then be removed in particular areas of problem.

Note: it may not successfully discover termite activity or damage in all situations, especially where termite damage exists within a piece of timber that is not visible on the exterior surface of that timber.

Drilling may also create damage to the wall, which is client responsibility.

These exciting new technologies are proving invaluable as assessment tools in invasive termite inspections.

THERMAL IMAGING

Infrared Thermography is a detection procedure that converts invisible heat energy in to a visible picture.

Thermal infrared camera can detect temperatures above (1.1°C to 343°C).

Termites emit thermal energy as high as 32°C.

Thermal Imaging unit allows us to view timber wall studs without to remove wall linings or to cut holes.

It also allows us to look into crevices that are normally inaccessible.

These invasive inspections are part of Austrapest's Integrated Pest Management approach and may be suggested and priced where appropriate by your Austrapest Timber Pest Specialist.

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