Termite Control Melbourne

Termite control from people who actually open the walls

Amazon Pest Exterminators has been finding, treating and outsmarting termites in Melbourne homes for 25+ years — family-owned, 400+ five-star Google reviews, phones answered 7am–9pm seven days. When it comes to termites we treat it as urgent, because the callers usually are: often same-day, depending on where you are. And one promise up front: straight answers. What we find, what it means, what it’ll take to fix — in plain English, with photos.

How termites actually get into Melbourne homes

Termites live for concealed entry — getting into your timber without ever being seen. On slab homes, that can mean coming up through the gaps around shower bases and plumbing penetrations, hidden under tiles where nobody looks. Subfloor homes with brick veneer are where we find the most activity — the crawl space gives termites cover, but it also gives our technicians access, which makes activity easier to find before it gets expensive.

Some parts of Melbourne keep us busier than others: the leafy, creek-lined belts through St Helena, Eltham and Montmorency, and pockets of Yarraville and Kensington, are on our termite runs constantly. Older timber, established gardens and bushland edges are termite country — if that’s your street, the annual inspection isn’t optional admin, it’s the whole defence.

Barrier, baiting or dusting? How we choose

Four different house types will give you four different answers — which is why we quote per property, never off a rate card. But here’s our honest philosophy:

A consistent chemical barrier, all the way around the house, is what we preach — when the structure allows it. Done properly it’s the gold standard, and where we can achieve a consistent barrier, our work carries a minimum 8-year warranty (terms and conditions apply — and we’ll explain them in plain English, not fine print).

Baiting and monitoring systems are what we reach for when a full barrier isn’t achievable — and honestly, we love this technique. Done right, baiting is remarkably effective: the termites carry the treatment back into the colony themselves.

Dusting — applying treatment directly into live workings — is an old-school technique coming right back into fashion, and for good reason: against an active attack it’s a precise, powerful tool in experienced hands.

The right answer for your home starts with a proper look: book a termite inspection and the treatment conversation gets grounded in what’s actually there. Buying a home? See our pre-purchase termite inspections.

Found something? Don’t touch it

Mud tubes, live termites behind a skirting, damaged timber — whatever you’ve found, the golden rule is don’t spray and don’t disturb it. Disturbed termites pack up and resurface somewhere harder to find. Our found-termites guide covers exactly what to do (and how to recover if you’ve already had a poke). Seeing swarms of flying insects around the lights in spring? That’s its own signal — a mature colony within about 100 metres.

The only termite cover you can actually get

Here’s the fact that reframes everything: home insurance in Australia almost never covers termite damage — it’s classed as preventable, so standard policies exclude it while repair bills run into the tens of thousands. There’s no policy to buy. The only real cover is prevention: an annual inspection (the Australian Standard recommends at least every 12 months) and protection installed before termites find the gap.

Building or extending? Protect it before the slab goes down

The cheapest termite protection your home will ever get happens before it exists. Our pre-construction termite systems — physical barriers designed to stop concealed entry for the life of the building — carry system warranties of up to 50 years, with certificates issued on completion. We work to builders’ schedules and understand the pressure of a build timeline better than anyone.