This process is the end all in terms of pest termination. First, a tent of fabric is draped over your home and secured to the ground. Then, they seal these tarps off with weights on the edges of the tarp along the foundation. Then before the termite fumigation process begins, your professional pest removal service will ensure that the structure is free of any food, drugs, pets or people. Next, they will place fans and extermination agent, usually chloropicrin, in predetermined spots in your home. Then, they will open all doors and drawers within your home. Next, locks are placed at all of the entry ways of your home and warning signs are posted. Then, after the home is properly secured the poison is released. It is administered in premeasured amounts and for predetermined amounts of time. The goal is that the gas will seep into the wood and kill any termites that are living within the structure of your home.

After your pest control professionals feel confident that all of the termites have been killed they will unlock your home and remove the tarps. Next, the doors and windows are opened and the fans are turned on to help with the process of evacuating the gas. Once all of the previous equipment is removed from your home, it will be locked up again and the warning signs will remain posted.

When the correct amount of time has passed after the removing of the tarps an air sample will be taken from within your home. Once it is determined to be safe to return to your house a reentry notice will be posted on your door. At this time it is safe to be in your home. Fumigation is a superior way of terminating your termites, but it is not a permanent solution. In fact, most fumigation company’s will guarantee that your home will remain termite free for up to three years.