Brighton and Hove Pest Control Fumigation

Fumigation is a method used to manage severe pest infestations. It can be disruptive to homes and businesses so is often only used as a final resort where an infestation is very prolonged and other strategies of control have failed to work. Fumigation is effective at managing a number of pests, it is often used for fleas, cockroaches and other crawling or flying insects.

Fumigation works by sealing a building or room and then using an aerosol or fogger to spray the area with poison fumes. This heavily saturates the area with a toxic gas that kills the pests inside. For smaller areas, the room can be closed at entrances such as doors and windows and then sprayed. For bigger structures, the building will either be covered or wrapped in a tent to ensure a closed area for fumigation. The gases are sprayed inside the area and then left to work for a period. The amount of time will depend on the chemical substance that’s used.

There are DIY fumigation options available such as insecticide ‘bombs’. These can be successful for small infestations, but for large or persistent pest infestations a professional pest control company will be best placed to survey the situation and execute the fumigation. Fumigation can be dangerous as it involves releasing large amounts of toxic gas into a contained area and so should only be performed by trained specialists.