Fumigation gets them all!
If you have seen a home or building wrapped in tarps,
you've seen a fumigation in progress. Fumigation is
the process that eliminates insects from a structure
with the use of a fumigant.
The fumigant is used because between the exterior and
interior of your home or business lies a no man’s
land inaccessible to even the professional termite inspector.
These spaces however are not inaccessible to drywood
termites and beetles, which feed there, in most cases,
undetected. Spot treatments often miss them, giving
you a false sense of security and wasting your money.
A complete treatment with a fumigant reaches into
every corner of the structure including inaccessible
areas, and kills every drywood termite, even those that
were never located.
The Process
Before the fumigant is introduced, the structure is
completely sealed to contain the fumigant in the building
so it can penetrate wood members thoroughly and eliminate
the pests.
The average home will usually be covered with tarpaulins,
commonly called "tarps". The building will
remain sealed for approximately 24 hours, depending
upon the specifics of the individual job.
Warning signs are posted around the building notifying
people that the property is being fumigated, and to
keep out.
After the tarp is removed, a professional fumigator
will aerate the structure for 24 hours by opening the
doors and windows. The fumigator is required to test
the structure to make sure all of the fumigant is removed
from the building.
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