SCORPION SERVICES offers a comprehensive pest control and fumigant retention assessment service that uses customized monitoring equipment and data generation to evaluate and suggest improvements to various facilities and commodity storage structures.

Constant Monitoring
All pest control and fumigations are guarded by SCORPION SERVICES employees trained to handle monitoring devices and fumigants. Guarding is one of the most important safety features on our fumigations. We regularly monitor the fumigation and will observe any rapid gass loss, and adjust the situation accordingly.

Structural Analysis and Fumigations
We will measure each area and will analyze sealing and aeration procedures two fundamentals in a successful fumigation. The power is in the planning. Part of the planning is completion of the SCORPION SERVICES Fumigation Checklist.

 

This checklist includes the following:
n	Identification of target pests
n	Determination of type of chemicals needed
n	Measuring and analysis of each area
n	Sealing and aeration analysis
n	Completion of a pre-fumigation checklist
n	Determining in any items must be removed

With safety as our number one priority, we will educate your key employees on fumigation, and address their concerns. Our Safety Schools are an integral part of our training programs for employees and customers. Compliance with safety regulations and achieving top results for you are more important to us than being the lowest bidder. All fumigations are guarded by SCORPION SERVICES employees trained to handle monitoring devices and fumigants.

Worry Free Fumigations
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FUMIGATION AS A WHOLE-STRUCTURE TREATMENT

1. What is a fumigation ?

In modern terminology a fumigant is a chemical which, at a required temperature and pressure, can exist in the gaseous state in sufficient concentration to be lethal to a given pest organism. This definition implies that a fumigant acts as a gas in the strictest sense of the word. It is important to make this distinction at the outset because it emphasizes one of the most important and useful properties of fumigants: as gases they diffuse as separate molecules. This enables them to penetrate into the material being fumigated and to diffuse away afterwards.

Insecticides, which are sprayed on leaves or other surfaces so that insects coming in contact with them or eating them are poisoned, sometimes exert sufficient vapour pressure to give off gas. Under certain circumstances, this gas may account for some of the toxic action - the so-called "fumigation effect".
Fumigants are still widely used for the control of insects and other pest organisms. Because of their unique characteristics and the great adaptability of the fumigation technique, fumigants can often provide effective, economical control where other forms of pest control are not feasible.
In many cases treatments can be carried out on infested material without disturbing it in any way. The development of lightweight plastic sheets to enclose spaces or materials requiring fumigation has extended the use of fumigants and made control procedures easier and much more adaptable.

2. Fumigation preparation

Items to be addressed in preparation for the fumigation of the average home are: All people, pets, (including fish and/or fish tanks), and plants must be removed from the home. If it's 'living', take it out!

All food and medicinals should be removed or sealed in special bags (your contractor will inform you about these fume-bags) according to the instructions from the fumigator.

3. How do I know how much will be used ?
Fumigant Dosage Determination : Because of a multitude of structural, environmental, and fumigation variations, there are now two fumigation jobs that are identical. The required dosage of Vikane is influenced by the temperature at the site, the length of exposure period, and the susceptibility of the pest to be controlled. The typical single family home fumigation involves the use of a 16-18 ounces/1000 cubic foot.

4. How long will the fumigation last ?

Fumigation period : Vikane is usually held in the structure for approximately 16-30 hours. Fumigation time is depending upon the factors mentioned previously.

6. When will it be safe to return ?

Entering the structure : Absolutely no one can enter a structure until it has been certified safe for reentry by the licencee in-charge of the fumigation. To ensure that even the owner or tenant cannot reenter a structure, the company is required to put a secondary lock on all outside doors that only the company can open. The fumigator is required to post a reentry notice on the property at the time the structure is actually deemed safe for occupancy. If within 24 hours following aeration, you experience headaches, dizziness, nausea, tearing, coughing, nose/throat irritation, shortness of breath, double vision, unusual drowsiness, or tremors, leave the fumigated structure and immediately contact your physician, poison control center, the fumigation company, and your local agricultural commissioner to report the incident.