Fumigation requires the use of phosphine PH3 — a gas approved for use by the relevant regulator. During fumigation the gas is released by a chemical reaction of aluminium or magnesium phosphide, applied mainly as tablets or pills. Both types of gas are interchangeable or complement each other in home fumigation, depending on the so-called gassing technology. Highly toxic phosphine must be used only by authorized specialists, preferably with the greatest possible knowledge and experience of home fumigation.

The wood normally used to build roof or building elements, or whole wooden houses, is often infested with pests whose presence can be identified by holes in the wood and falling wood dust. A symptom of the so-called wood borer in the house, which prompts owners to begin fumigation, is also a characteristic cracking or scratching sound. In some cases owners find pieces of wood under which damaged material is visible, and tunnels bored by the beetles in which the owner spots a beetle or larva. Having learned that we have wood borers at home, we often start looking for information on how to get rid of them. In fact it usually turns out to be not a bark beetle but a wood-boring beetle. Wood pests feed on and destroy the wood used in our homes and roofs, while bark beetles destroy and feed on trees in forests, significantly affecting the whole forest ecosystem.

Fumigation and wood species Fumigation is a procedure that applies to all species of wood. It can be used on both deciduous and coniferous wood, hard or soft, new, perennial or old, including wood that is several hundred years old. Fumigation ensures the destruction of wood pests even in antique wood and wood covered with varnish, glaze or stain. Fumigation of individual wooden elements of the house Fumigation, or home gassing, can be used to effectively fight wood pests both in the roof-truss timber and in the structural timber of the attic. Fumigation can cover wooden ceilings, supports inside the house, decorative beams, joists and furniture. We can gas window frames and stairs. As a rule, the treatment should cover all the wood in and around the house, e.g. wooden terraces or external supports. Fumigation can cover solid-timber houses, half-timbered houses, Canadian houses and log houses. Gas technique — home fumigation technique House fumigation is a procedure preceded by an analysis of factors such as the volume and shape of the house, the method and extent of sealing, the amount of work inside, the completion date, weather conditions, the degree of wood infestation and access to the wood, temperature, the type and method of application, the gas, the planned initial and target concentration on site and the cost of the procedure. All these factors, together with the gas manufacturer's requirements and the fumigation procedures developed by DREVPOL, make it possible to choose the best gassing technology — in terms of both effectiveness and safety of the procedure.

Home fumigation — acceptable temperatures Fumigation of the house, roof and building is usually carried out in the months when the average temperature is above 5 °C. Fumigation — duration of the procedure Fumigation lasts, depending on the gassing technology used, usually from 6 to 14 days. For a non-standard shape it takes longer and can last up to 14-24 days. What are the advantages of fumigation? Fumigation destroys all kinds of wood pests at all stages of development, including wood-borer larvae. Any species of wood can be fumigated.