Termite Control Singapore – Expert Termite Treatment & Prevention Services

Subterranean Termites – These are the ones responsible for most serious structural damage here. They live underground, travel through mud tubes they construct along walls and foundations, and need soil moisture to survive. The colony can be enormous and the damage they cause to load-bearing timber is severe.

Drywood Termites – No soil needed. They live inside the actual wood they’re eating, furniture, door frames, built-in wardrobes, ceiling beams. Because they’re self-contained, they’re much quieter about showing signs. People often discover them during renovation when they pull apart a cabinet and find it’s been hollowed out.

Dampwood Termites – Less common but worth knowing about. They go for wood that’s already been softened by water damage. If there’s a slow leak somewhere in your property that nobody has dealt with, dampwood termites may already be interested.

Signs Something Is Wrong

Termites are good at staying hidden. But they do leave clues.

Hollow-sounding wood – Knock on a timber surface. A solid knock sounds dense. A hollow or papery knock means the inside has been eaten out. This is the simplest test you can do yourself.

Mud tubes – These are the pencil-thin tunnels subterranean termites build along walls, foundations, and skirting boards to travel between their nest and their food source. If you see one, there’s almost certainly active termite activity nearby.

Wings on the floor near windows – Reproductive termites swarm when starting new colonies, then shed their wings. Finding a small pile of identical wings near a window or door frame means a colony established itself somewhere close recently.

Doors or windows that stopped fitting properly – Termites damaging timber frames cause the same warping as humidity does. Most people assume it’s the weather. Sometimes it’s not.

Small pellet-like droppings near furniture – Drywood termites push their waste out of the wood. Finding these below a wooden shelf or near a door frame is a clear warning.

Paint that bubbles or peels without obvious reason – Could be moisture behind the wall. Could be termite activity creating air pockets. Either way, something needs investigating.

See any of these? Call Pest-Pro on 6300 8385. Don’t sit on it.

What’s Making Your Property Attractive to Them

Termites showing up isn’t random. Your property is offering them something.

Moisture is the main one for subterranean termites. A dripping pipe under the bathroom sink that nobody’s fixed, poor drainage at the base of your walls, water pooling in the garden against the house. These create exactly the damp conditions a termite colony needs. Sort out your moisture issues and you take away one of their main requirements.

Wood touching soil. Timber fence posts driven into the ground, decking sitting directly on soil, garden beds built up against wooden external walls. Any point where untreated wood contacts earth is basically a welcome sign for subterranean termites.

Old untreated buildings. Plenty of landed properties and shophouses in Singapore were built before modern termite-proofing was standard. No chemical barrier was ever put in. The termites just need to find the right entry point.

Clutter near the building. Stacked cardboard boxes in the storeroom, old newspapers, unused timber furniture, wood scraps left outside. Termites eat all of this and use it as a starting point to work deeper into the structure.

Other pest activity can also create conditions that indirectly suit termites. Damp environments attract multiple types of pests. If you’ve been noticing cockroaches or rodent activity alongside anything suspicious, Pest-Pro’s general pest control covers a broader assessment that catches all of this together.

What NOT to Do When You Suspect Termites

This is actually more important than people realise.

Don’t disturb them. The instinct is to knock over the mud tubes, spray them with something from the hardware store, or start pulling apart the wall to see how bad it is. Don’t. When a termite colony feels threatened, it scatters. The workers relocate deeper into the structure and go quiet. You think you’ve solved it. You haven’t. You’ve just made it harder to find and treat.

Don’t use supermarket sprays. They kill individual termites on contact. That’s it. The colony, the queen, the nest, all of that continues completely undisturbed. You’re killing a few hundred workers out of potentially millions.

Take photos of what you’re seeing. Mud tubes, damaged wood, wings, unusual cracks. Send these to us when you call. It helps our technicians understand the situation before they arrive.

Get an inspection done fast. Every week of delay is more timber consumed. Pest-Pro uses thermal imaging cameras that see inside walls and floors without tearing anything apart. It’s how we find what no visual inspection can show.

How Pest-Pro Handles Termite Control – What Actually Happens

The Inspection Comes First

We don’t guess. Our qualified thermographers use thermal imaging cameras to scan your property and detect heat patterns that indicate termite activity and moisture buildup inside walls, under floors, and in ceiling cavities. You get a clear picture of where the problem actually is before anyone decides on treatment.

Then We Choose the Right Approach

What works for one property doesn’t automatically work for another. Species, severity, property age, construction type, all of this affects which treatment makes sense. Pest-Pro recommends what fits your situation, not whatever’s easiest to sell.

Colony Elimination, Not Just Surface Treatment

The goal is to kill the colony. Not suppress it temporarily. Not kill the workers you can see. The whole colony. That’s what makes the difference between a job that’s done and one that comes back in six months.

Follow-Up and Monitoring

We come back. That’s part of how Pest-Pro works. We verify the colony is gone and watch for any signs of new activity. Treatment without follow-up is just hope.

The Treatments Pest-Pro Actually Uses

Pre-Construction Soil Treatment

If you’re building, this is the one to do. Before the concrete slab goes down, the soil and hardcore within the build area is treated with a non-repellent termiticide. Environmentally friendly, provides colony management, and comes with a 5-year structural protection guarantee. This is the most cost-effective termite protection available because it’s done before there’s anything to protect.

Products used for pre-construction:

Trithor Termite Protection System – Physical barrier, Green Mark certified.

Armour-Thor – Also a physical barrier, also Green Mark certified.

Termite Reticulated Piping System – A network of underground pipes installed beneath the foundation. This lets termiticide be applied uniformly throughout the base even years after the building is complete.

Exterra Baiting System – Post-Construction

This is one of the most reliable options for existing buildings. Bait stations go around the building perimeter. Worker termites find the bait, carry it back to the colony, and the colony dies from within. It takes time but it targets the entire colony, not just the termites you can see.

Exterra is Green Mark certified and non-repellent. Termites interact with it naturally, which is exactly why it works.

Corrective Treatment – Post-Construction

For properties that had no soil treatment during construction, or where old treatment has long since stopped working, this creates a fresh chemical barrier. Termiticide is injected around the external perimeter through rodding or drilling. It stops subterranean termites from entering the structure.

Direct Wood Treatment

For localised drywood termite problems in furniture or built-in joinery, termiticide is applied directly to affected timber surfaces and voids. It kills what’s there and provides residual protection.

Regular Inspections

If preventive treatment isn’t possible, inspections become the next line of defence. Pest-Pro recommends at least once a year. Our thermal imaging makes these far more thorough than a standard visual walkthrough.

What Does Termite Control Cost in Singapore?

Honest answer: it depends. Anyone who gives you a firm price without seeing the property first is guessing.

Here’s what actually affects the cost:

Property size – A large landed home with subfloor timber takes more time and material than a smaller flat. Straightforward.

How serious the infestation is – A drywood termite problem in one cabinet is a contained job. A subterranean colony that’s been active inside a structure for two years is not.

Which treatment is needed – Baiting system installation with ongoing monitoring costs differently from a one-time corrective soil injection.

Pre or post-construction – Pre-construction treatment is applied during the build. Post-construction corrective work involves drilling and rodding around an existing structure, which takes more effort.

Accessibility – Tight subfloor areas, crawl spaces, zones that require drilling all add time and therefore cost.

Pest-Pro gives you a specific quote after seeing what’s actually there. No vague estimates, no surprises later. Call 6300 8385 

When You Need Emergency Termite Help

Some situations genuinely can’t wait.

A renovation that’s uncovered active termite damage in load-bearing timber. A property transaction that needs urgent inspection results. A commercial tenant who’s flagged termite activity and needs it dealt with before the weekend. Pest-Pro moves fast when the situation calls for it.

24-hour hotline: 6300 8385. For commercial properties especially, active termite damage affects operations, inventory, and liability. Fast response matters.

What About Safety for Kids and Pets?

Pest-Pro uses low-toxicity and non-toxic approaches wherever the situation allows. The pre-construction products we use, Trithor and Armour-Thor, are both Green Mark certified. The Exterra baiting system targets the colony specifically rather than spreading chemicals broadly through the property.

All treatments are safe for children and pets when applied by our certified technicians. We’ll always tell you specifically what to do before and after treatment based on what’s being applied and where.

Pest-Pro is part of Anticimex, a global pest management group with around 5,000 specialists. That means the products and methods we use are held to international standards on safety and environmental practice, not just local minimums.