FUMIGATION (Tenting for drywwod Termites)

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Facts About Drywood Termites

Drywood termites feast on wood.

Termites cost property owners more than $5 billion in treatment and repair costs each year.¹ There are two types of termites that can damage your home – drywood termites and subterranean termites. Each type is different and must be treated separately.
Vikane^® gas fumigant has been proven to effectively eliminate drywood termites for nearly 50 years.
Facts about drywood termites:

• Mostly found in warm coastal regions, especially California, Florida, Texas and Hawaii.
• Colonies live in areas inaccessible to people, in the sound, dry wood of your home – such as in the roof and eaves, and deep inside walls, attics and crawlspaces.
• Require no external source of moisture or contact with the soil to survive.
• Can infest any type of home – new or old, wood-framed or concrete.
• When conducting whole-structure fumigation with Vikane^® gas fumigant, your fumigation professional will follow a proven process that has been used successfully for nearly half a century to ensure all the drywood termites are eliminated.

How Whole-Structure Fumigation Works

A fumigation crew works to “tent” a home
prior to fumigation.

When conducting whole-structure fumigation with Vikane^® gas fumigant, your fumigation professional will follow a proven process that has been used successfully for nearly half a century to ensure all the drywood termites are eliminated.
Here’s how the fumigation process works:

• The fumigation process starts with preparing your home for fumigation. Visit the “Frequently Asked Questions” section for more information on preparing your home.
• Once you’ve prepared your home and left, the fumigation crew will cover your home with tarps or plastic sheeting – this is called “tenting” the home.
• Once tented, a warning agent is released into the home as a precaution to ensure that all people have vacated.
• Next, all doors are secured using deadbolts, additional locking devices or barricades to help prevent unauthorized entry.
• Now, fumigation begins – Vikane^® gas fumigant is released into the home, filling all air spaces and voids in the wood, walls and floor. Vikane reaches all of the termite colonies in the structure.
• Finally, the tarps are removed and your home is aerated. Your fumigation professional will check the home with sophisticated equipment to ensure all of the Vikane has dissipated from the structure before authorizing reentry.

Do You Have Termites?

Frass on a window sill could be a
sign of a drywood termite infestation.

You may already have termites and not even know it. That’s because drywood termites thrive in the inaccessible areas of your home – eating it from the inside out. By the time you’ve realized you have an infestation, they may have already done extensive damage.
Signs you may have a drywood termite infestation include:

• Discarded wings of swarming drywood termites may be found in windowsills, in and around light fixtures, in the attic, or in similar places where swarmers can exit a colony.
• Little piles of pellets, called frass, can also be found in these areas.
• Damaged wood that is severely blistered or sounds hollow when tapped.
• Pin-sized holes in walls and woodwork where termites “kick out” frass.
• Live, swarming (flying) termites in your home.

Because it is nearly impossible to locate all of the drywood termites in a structure, contact a professional termite inspector to accurately identify if you have a drywood termite infestation in your home.
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