Surrey Pest Control Fumigation

Fumigation is a technique used to cope with severe pest infestations. It is usually disruptive to homes and businesses so is often only used as a last resort where an infestation is especially persistent and other techniques for control have failed to work. Fumigation is effective at controlling a range of pests, it is commonly used for fleas, cockroaches and other crawling or flying insects.

Fumigation operates 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 enclosed at entryways such as doors and windows and then sprayed. For bigger structures, the building will either be sealed or wrapped in a tent to ensure a closed area for fumigation. The gases are sprayed inside the region and then left to work for a period of time. 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 effective for small infestations, but for large or continual pest infestations an expert pest control company will be best placed to survey the problem and accomplish the fumigation. Fumigation can be dangerous as it involves releasing large amounts of toxic gas into a contained area and so should only be completed by trained professionals.