Chemical Application to Soil

• You have located active termites in a home and traced them to a nest in an old tree stump. How important is it to find and treat the entry point?
  • Why?
• How would you find the entry point?
• If you are doing a partial chemical soil treatment, would you use a repellent or non-repellent termiticide?
  • Why?
• Under what circumstances would you recommend a partial chemical soil treatment?
• When would you recommend a full perimeter soil treatment?
• List three reasons why the Australian Standards advise and consider the technique of cutting and removing concrete adjoining the perimeter of a house, then trenching to the footings, more preferable than drilling and injecting the concrete.
• List three considerations that all customers should be made aware of if they are going to have their concrete adjoining the perimeter of their house drilled and injected.
• You are carrying out a soil treatment. It’s well known that some soils do not hold chemical particularly well. When should the soil be replaced?
• What is the best soil to use with a non-repellent termiticide?
• List two circumstances when drilling and injecting would be used to treat termites in a building.

The Green Termite Bait System

• The Green Termite Bait has two windows in the top. Why are two better than one?
• Does Termidor dust float well in your puffer bulb after shaking the puffer?
• Under normal conditions, does Termidor dust flow well when used in a Green Termite Bait?
  • How can you tell?
• What modifications need to be made to a termite puffer to facilitate a strong flow of Termidor dust?
• How much Termidor dust is needed to treat an active Green Termite Bait to generally ensure colony elimination?
• How would you easily measure this?
• What is the approximate cost to treat a Green Termite Bait using Termidor dust assuming 5gm of dust costs $100.00 and you use .4g per treatment?
• List three measurable signs of evidence that a correctly treated Green Termite Bait has resulted in a successful colony elimination.
• Why are termite species Microcerotermes spp and Heterotermes spp not considered to be termites of economic significance?
• When only one window is mudded up at the time of inspection we call it a ½ strike. If after two months the ½ strike remains a ½ strike, what are 3 reasons that may account for this?
• Why do we suggest waiting two months?
• After two months what is the correct procedure to treat a ½ strike?
• Should an inactive bait with a ½ strike be replaced?
  • Why?
• Which common species of arboreal termite found throughout mainland Australia is rarely found in an in-ground termite bait?
  • Why?
• If you are servicing a customer who has the above species of termite around their home in abundance, what additional precautions would you advise?
• What limitations would a Green Termite Bait have when used underneath a house in a dark subfloor void.
• Green Termite Baits should be installed every 2 – 3 metres. Under what circumstances would they be installed further apart? List two instances.
• When is core drilling a minimum diameter 103mm hole in concrete the only viable option to install a Green Termite Bait? Give two reasons.
• If your customer won’t accept core drilling, what other alternatives could you offer?
• When should a treated Green Termite Bait be replaced?
• When should an untreated Green Termite Bait be replaced?
• How long should a Green Termite Bait last in the soil?
• What factors affect the aging process of the timber?
• Under normal circumstances, is a Green Termite Bait more or less effective after one year in the soil? Give your reasons.
• With the advent of Termidor dust, Termidor liquid is no longer the preferred method of treating the soil and termites under a Green Termite Bait via the bait. List three instances where using the liquid would be more effective than the dust.
• Name three reasons why Termidor liquid may become repellent to termites and not suitable for use in a Green Termite Bait.

Chemical Application to Timber

• List two situations where you would recommend the use of timber preservative (such as Mabons) as part of an ITM program.
• You have found active termites in the internal walls of a home. When would you use Termidor foam, give your reasons?
  • When would you use Termidor dust?
• The Termiproof warranty requires two follow ups to be carried out after a treatment for active termites in a house. When are these follow-ups to be done?
• At what point does the home owner qualify to receive a Termiproof warranty?
• Under what circumstances would you treat a timber retaining wall at a property? List two methods.
• Are external timbers such as fences covered by the Termiproof warranty?

Ec2c Termite Windows

• Why are Ec2c Termite Windows recommended to be installed before you carry out a thorough termite inspection and report for your customer?
• What is the minimum number of Ec2c windows to be installed inside the house?
• How many Ec2c Termite Windows would be considered the minimum requirement per room?
• What are the long term benefits of the Ec2c Termite Windows?
• List 5 places inside a home where they would be useful.
• List 5 places outside the home where they can be used.
• How often should the Ec2c Termite Windows be inspected as part of the Termiproof warranty?
  

Termiproof Questions

• What does ITM stand for?
• If a customer doesn’t follow all your advice to eradicate termites and prevent them returning, will they qualify for a Termiproof warranty?
• Why is it important to both you and the customer that all of your treatment and prevention recommendations be carried out?
• The majority of home owners can readily qualify for a Termiproof warranty, but there are a small percentage of home owners where circumstances make it non-viable to offer a Termiproof warranty. List at least 3.
• What ITM recommendations would you give to a customer in a pole home?
• Name two types of termite damage that are not covered by a Termiproof warranty.
• You see a Nasutitermes spp nest in a tree with-in 20m of your customer’s home. What would you advise?
• The Termiproof warranty application is in triplicate. How many copies of the Termiproof warranty application are returned to Green Termite Bait Systems for approval?