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Sunday, April 29, 2007

They could devalue your house by $100,000 – or more.

They could devalue your house by $100,000 – or more.

They cause up to five times more damage annually than storms, flood and fire combined.

And, if you’re like 1 in 5 other Australians, they could be in your home right now.


Termites cost Australian home owners 100 million dollars EVERY year. And yet this damage is easily preventable.

Mal Trotter is the Managing Director of Pink Pest Services, a leading pest inspection service with over 30 years experience, based in Sydney. Mr Trotter says that every home needs regular termite inspection.

He says that any of the following may be an indication of termites:

• Cracked plaster and/or paint
• Sagging doors and floors
• Brown mud ‘shelter tubes’. You will probably find these either under your home, or around the outside of it. Termites use the tubes to get access to the timbers of your house.

Termites can also cause power failures. Electrical fittings attract termites with their warmth and often the termites will then chew through the electrical insulation, causing black outs. If you’ve had unexplained power failures recently, this may be the cause.

Pink Pest Services says that if you find telltale signs, or termites themselves, don’t panic and don’t disturb the insects.

Your first course of action should be to get in contact with a qualified and accredited pest inspector.

We’ve all heard the horror stories of pest inspectors who bring their own bugs with them in order to make money from unsuspecting home owners. That’s why you should always ensure that your inspector is accredited by the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) and by PestCert. By doing this, you’ll ensure not only that you get a knowledgable, fully trained pest inspector – you also give yourself the peace of mind of knowing that, through AEPMA, you also have access to a complaint handling system should your needs not be met.

Pink Pest Services are members of AEPMA and one of the few companies to be fully accredited by PestCert.

For more information on how Pink Pest Services can help stop you becoming another statistic and save you potentially thousands of dollars, contact them at Pink Pest Services.
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