Termites and Other Pest Problems in St Peters are a given but we can help. We are an expert Sydney termite pest control service. St Peters was named after the St Peters Anglican Church, which was dedicated in 1838. St Peters is Sydney’s third oldest Anglican church and the first church erected in Australia without the use of convict labour. St Peters was a major brickmaking centre in the 1870s. Eventually, the brickworks grew to encompass the majority of the current neighbourhood – all of the area east of the Princes Highway. The brickworks stopped after WWII, and the site was utilised as a garbage tip throughout the most of the 1960s and 1970s, with the massive clay pits finally being filled by household and commercial refuse. The tip was utilised for industrial uses when it closed in the 1980s.. So, what are termites then…

Termites are an insect that have descended from a cockroach-like ancestor. Termites that are commonly referred to as “White Ants” in Australia, but they are not ants.

There are 350 difference species of termites within Australia and a small number of species cause over 100 million dollars of property damage each year.

3 Facts about Termites

1.  Ecologically speaking termites are a beneficial insects, however they are a serious issue for home and property owners.
2. The worker and soldier termites are almost always blind.
3. Termite soldiers will tap warning signals to the colony when they detect a threat.