What is Tent Fumigation?

Tent fumigation, also called tenting, comes as a resort of a series of pest infestations. If there has been a series of infestations such as cockroaches, termites or bedbugs, tenting may be necessary. Big Foot Fumigation is equipped to handle tenting for homes, commercial structures, boats, cars, and RV trailers. Before tenting, we recommend you prepare your home accordingly to be fumigated and this will mean vacating the house for a few days, as well as moving your house plants and making arrangements for pets. 

• Unlock and open all rooms, cabinets, desks, closets, attic hatches, and safes.
• Food that is not in plastic, glass, or metal bottles, cans, or jars with the original manufacturer's air-tight seal intact must be removed from refrigerators, freezers, pantries, and storage closets and moved off-site or double-bagged in nylon bags provided by your fumigator.
• Dry food goods packaged in bags and cardboard boxes (cereal, chips, rice) must be removed or double bagged even if they haven't been opened.
• Remove all linen from beds, mattresses, sleeping pads, waterproof mattress pads, and closets and move these off-site or ask the control professional how you should handle these items. The circumstances may change depending on the pest being fumigated.
• Remove plastic furniture covers or mattresses wrapped in plastic, like baby crib mattresses.
• Raise all blinds and drapes to allow window access.
• Turn off gas flames and pilot lights in fireplaces and appliances such as water heaters, ovens, furnaces, refrigerators, washers, and dryers.
• Remove all pets, including aquarium fish and caged animals.
• Remove all houseplants.
• Trim outdoor plants near the home to be no closer than 12 inches away from the structure's exterior.
• Rake any rock, gravel, bark, or landscape mulch so that it is no closer than 12 inches away from the structure's exterior.
• Detach any fences that contact the structure.
• Provide a garden hose for use by the applicator. They will use this hose to wet the soil around the structure to ensure soil penetration of the fumigant.
• Provide the fumigation service provider with a set of keys for the exterior door (and gate and garage if applicable), enabling entry for the fumigation provider and enabling the structure to be secured once the tent has been removed.
• Have your bags packed, the family and pets readied, and a place for all to stay for two to three days/nights.

For more information about our fumigation tents, or to schedule a consultation and get a FREE estimate, call us at 424-381-4040.