Taunton Pest Control Fumigation

Fumigation is a method used to cope with severe pest infestations. It is usually disruptive to homes and businesses so is commonly only used as a last resort where an infestation is particularly persistent and other strategies of control have failed to work. Fumigation is effective at managing a variety of pests, it is generally used for fleas, cockroaches and other crawling or flying insects.

Fumigation functions 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 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 that’s used.

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