There are many steps a homeowner can take to help prevent termites from entering their home. Most importantly a homeowner should eliminate or reduce moisture in and around the home, which termites need to survive. Divert water away from your homes foundations by making sure there are no leaking down pipes, and hot water and air conditioning water runoff is diverted into drains. Reduce humidity and moisture in subfloors with proper ventilation. Trim hedges, plants, grass and r

These termites, "schedorhinotermes," (pictured) were found destroying a treated timber retaining wall at a property in Brisbane. Schedorhinotermes are the 2nd most destructive termites in South East Queensland. They tend to nest in tree stumps and in the root crown area of living, dead and debilitated trees as well as in timber buried in the ground, under properties, under filled-in verandahs, and in the ground immediately under fireplaces. They are multi-site nesters whose n