Dr Berhan Ahmed (CSIRO), Don Burke, Dr John French (CSIRO) and Tom Boschma (STC) on Burke's Backyard

History

Specialist Termite Control Pty Ltd was formed in 1990 with the specific intent of providing an alternative to the conventional organo-chlorine spray approach to termite treatments. In the first few years, Tom Boschma was the sole operator of the business. It was down to basics, with termite colony nest location and the use of a few grams of arsenical dust as the central approach. However, new methods were experimented with including putting the new "C.S.I.R.O. box bait" system into live building infestations. Whilst producing mixed results at first, the response from the public was dramatic as home owners looked for alternatives to the infamous spray chemicals.

The word spread and Tom performed box bait poisonings on TV programs such as Burke's Back Yard, Healthy Wealthy Wise, and Our House, and "baiting" became the buzz word in the industry.

Early baiting methods were difficult to perform and unpredictable in outcome. It was also difficult to train technicians in the subjective art of luring termites and the methods never became widely used. Since these early days of box baiting with arsenic dust, the termite control industry has produced a new range of highly effective and low toxicity poisons that has allowed termite baiting to blossom into the fantastically successful mainstream termite treatment method that we could only dream of back in the 90's. Termite baiting does not now involve the damaging and intrusive measures often associated with chemical soil treatments.

Specialist Termite Control is one of Melbourne's few genuine termite specialists. The factory/office is located near Eltham (Melbourne) from where it services the eastern and northern suburbs.

Specialist Termite Control has no franchise or commercial link to any supplier and our client's own interests are placed before any commercial arrangement. Typically, Specialist Termite Control offers a range of options, and helps clients to choose the option that best suits them.

A complete range of services is provided, including termite inspections, treatment of termite-infested buildings, 'protective' termite chemical treatments, non-chemical termite baiting and monitoring, termite colony nest location, and termite treatments for builders on new construction.

Major Suburbs covered by Termite Specialist Control

Nillumbik Shire:
Arthurs Creek - Bend of Islands - Christmas Hills - Cottles Bridge - Diamond Creek - Doreen - Eltham - Eltham North - Hurstbridge - Kangaroo Ground - Nutfield - Panton Hill - Plenty - Research - Smiths Gully - St Andrews - Strathewen - Warrandyte North - Watsons Creek - Wattle Glen - Yarrambat

Banyule Shire:
Bellfield - Briar Hill - Bundoora - Eaglemont - Greensborough - Heidelberg - Heidelberg Heights - Heidelberg West - Ivanhoe - Ivanhoe East - Lower Plenty - Macleod - Montmorency - Rosanna - St Helena - Viewbank - Watsonia - Watsonia North - Yallambie

Manningham Shire:
Bulleen - Doncaster - Doncaster East - Donvale - Park Orchards - Templestowe - Templestowe Lower - Warrandyte - Warrandyte South - Wonga Park

Darabin:
Alphington - Bundoora (Shared With City of Whittlesea and City of Banyule) - Fairfield - Kingsbury - Northcote - Preston - Reservoir - Macleod (Shared With City of Banyule) - Thornbury

Hobson Bay:
Altona - Altona Meadows - Altona North - Brooklyn (shared with City of Brimbank) - Laverton (shared with City of Wyndham) - Newport - Seabrook - Seaholme - South Kingsville - Spotswood - Williamstown - Williamstown North

City of Knox:
Bayswater - Boronia - Ferntree Gully - Knoxfield - Lysterfield r(shared with Yarra Ranges) - Rowville - Sassafras (shared with Yarra Ranges) - Scoresby - The Basin - Wantirna - Wantirna South -

City of Monash:
Ashwood - Burwood - Chadstone - Clayton - Glen Waverley - Hughesdale - Huntingdale - Mount Waverley - Mulgrave - Notting Hill - Oakleigh - Oakleigh East - Oakleigh South - Wheelers Hill

City of Port Melbourne:
Albert Park - Balaclava - Beacon Cove - Elwood - Garden City - Middle Park - Port Melbourne(part) - Ripponlea(part) - Southbank(part) - South Melbourne(part) - St Kilda - St Kilda East(part) - St Kilda Road - St Kilda West - Windsor(part)

City of Whittlesea:
Bundoora (split with Cities of Darebin and Banyule) - Doreen (split with Shire of Nillumbik) - Epping - Aurora - Lalor - Mill Park - South Morang - Thomastown

Rural:
Beveridge (split with Shire of Mitchell) - Donnybrook - Eden Park - Humevale - Kinglake West - Mernda - Whittlesea - Wollert - Woodstock - Yan Yean (split with Shire of Nillumbik)

Shire of Yarra Ranges:
Belgrave - Belgrave Heights - Belgrave South - Chirnside Park - Upper Ferntree Gully (shared with City of Knox) - Ferny Creek - Kilsyth - Lilydale - Montrose - Mooroolbark - Mount Evelyn - Selby - Tecoma - Tremont - Upwey (shared with City of Knox)

City of Kingston:
Aspendale - Aspendale Gardens - Braeside - Bonbeach - Carrum - Chelsea - Chelsea Heights Cheltenham (shared with City of Bayside) - Clarinda - Clayton South - Dingley Village - Edithvale - Heatherton - Highett (shared with City of Bayside) Mentone - Moorabbin - Moorabbin Airport - Mordialloc - Oakleigh South (shared with City of Monash) - Parkdale - Patterson Lakes

We also travel to:
Beveridge - Broadford - Clonbinane - Heathcote Junction - High Camp - Kilmore - Kilmore East , Pyalong - Seymour - Upper Plenty - Wallan - Wallan East - Wandong