You Decided to Tent Your Home – What Happens Next? SchedulingYou’ll need to pick a date. Since termite companies subcontract fumigations, your inspector will check with the fumigator’s schedule. Tents typically stay up for two nights. If you choose a Friday or Saturday start, the tent will remain up an extra night because fumigators don’t […]
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What Happens Inside a Fumigation Homeowners often ask if the electricity needs to stay on during a termite fumigation. The answer is yes—it does. Fumigators use electric fans to circulate the fumigant throughout the home. Before releasing the gas, they open all interior doors, cupboards, drawers, some windows, and any attic access points. This ensures
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Fumigation Gotchas: What Can Go Wrong (and How to Avoid It) Most people know that fumigating for termites means bagging food and vacating their home for a few days. But fewer people realize that certain overlooked details can lead to delays, added costs, or even cancellation of the fumigation altogether. Here are a few real-life
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7 Surprises That Can Sidetrack a Termite Fumigation Fumigation isn’t exactly fun. You need to bag all your food, find somewhere else to stay for at least two nights, and trust a company to pump toxic gas into your home while you’re away. If you’re going through all that trouble, you’ll want to make sure
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Termite Fumigations: What’s with All the Forms? If you’ve ever tented your home, you probably remember signing more paperwork than expected. Not quite as much as when you bought your home, but still a stack. Some of the forms are required by the California Structural Pest Control Board and your county’s Agricultural, Weights and Measures
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8 Ways to Avoid Termite Fumigation Nobody wants to fumigate. The only time it’s not a hassle is when the home is vacant, like between renters or during a sale. Otherwise, you have to bag everything consumable, let strangers inside your home, find a place to stay, board your pets, risk damage to your roof
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Termite Fumigation vs. Local Treating Fumigation Pros: A successful fumigation eliminates all living termites in a home. Although fumigation does not penetrate egg casings, termite offspring cannot digest wood without ingesting protozoans from adult termites. Since the fumigation kills all adults, the colony cannot regenerate. The most comprehensive treatment available, reaching all wood structures in
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Is Termite Fumigation Going Away in California? California leads the nation in environmental regulations, especially when it comes to air quality and global warming. When I replaced my water heater a few years ago, I had to purchase a low-emissions model. Until then, I never even considered that water heaters produced emissions—let alone enough to
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Don’t Let the Fear of Fumigation Stop You from Contacting a Termite Company… because many times you don’t need to. According to Section 1992 of the California Structural Pest Control Board Act, any termite treatment other than fumigation is considered substandard. If a termite company recommends an alternative treatment, they are legally required to disclose
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When You Should Fumigate – and When You Might Not Need To One of the most common questions we hear during termite inspections is: Do we need to fumigate (tent) our home? The answer depends on your unique situation, but these guidelines can help you decide. When You Should Fumigate: Swarming Drywood Termites Originating from
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