Once a Ubud villa owner showed me termite damage that three previous treatments had not resolved. Inspection revealed the problem: each treatment had been liquid termiticide applied to the existing perimeter soil barrier — refreshing a perimeter that had been breached rather than treating the active colony. The colony was entering through a point above the soil barrier — through a concrete path that touched the building wall — bypassing the termiticide entirely. Identifying the actual entry route before selecting treatment is not optional — it determines whether the treatment has any chance of working.
Treatment Options
Liquid Soil Barrier
Termiticide injected into the soil around the building perimeter creates a treated zone that subterranean termites cannot cross without contacting lethal chemical. Effective for preventing new colony establishment. For existing active infestations, it needs to be combined with colony elimination rather than barrier alone.
Direct Injection Treatment
Termiticide injected directly into active mud leads, infested timber voids and known colony areas. Kills the active infestation where it currently is rather than waiting for termites to contact a perimeter barrier. The most direct approach for established active infestations with identified colony locations.
Bait Station Systems
Stations placed in the ground around the property perimeter. Termites find the bait, consume it, carry it back to the colony, and the colony is eliminated through secondary kill. Slower than direct treatment (4–12 weeks for colony elimination) but reaches colonies that liquid treatment doesn't access.
Drywood Termite Fumigation
For severe drywood termite infestations throughout a timber structure, whole-structure fumigation with penetrant gas is the only treatment that reaches all active colonies in the building. Requires full evacuation and sealing of the structure. Available for severe cases where targeted injection is insufficient.
Active Termite Problem?
Tell us what you're seeing — mud leads, hollow-sounding timber, swarmers (flying termites), frass deposits. We'll advise the correct treatment approach before visiting.
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