The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
The process of exposing objects, often in a vacuum or air-tight chamber, to poisonous gases or vapour: to destroy insects, mildew or other life forms that may endanger them. The chemicals used in fumigation are often highly dangerous to humans.
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The process used to destroy bacteria, insects, or pests by smoke or exposure to poisonous gas.
treatment of quarantine materials and vehicles by chemical substances, which are in gaseous or liquid state, in order to destroy quarantine organisms See also: disinfection;
Any process by which the killing of animal forms, especially arthropods and rodents, is accomplished by the use of gaseous agents. (See Insecticide and Rodenticide).
The application of a fumigant for disinfestation of an area.
Using chemicals to control and/or eliminate insects. When tobacco is stored, the storage facility must be fumigated to protect the tobacco from the damage insects can cause.
Any process by which the destruction of insects, as mosquitoes, fleas, bed bugs and body lice, and animals, as rats is accomplished by the employment of gaseous agents.
The process of exposing records to a gas or vapor which destroys insects, mould, mildew, fungus, or other harmful forms of life.
Application of a fumigant to a fumigation enclosure to eradicate pests.
the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
treatment of soil with a volatile or gaseous fumigate for the control of crop pests (soil pathogens, soil insects and weeds).
Process of gas treatment used to ensure short-term pest control of timber.
an operation in which the pesticide acts as a gas (although it may not be applied in the form of a gas) to control or kill pests or other undesirable organisms.
The process of exposing documents, usually in a vacuum or other airtight chamber, to gas or vapor to destroy insects or mold. Fumigation is also referred to as disinfection or disinfestation.
The exposure of materials to the vapour of a volatile substance or toxic chemical in a closed container or chamber in order to destroy fungi and/or insects.
The application of a vapor to destroy weed seeds or pests.
A process by which the soil is sterilized from any insect, disease or weed, prior to the growing of a crop. This is usually done by covering it with mulch and injecting a Fumigant (gas or low-boiling liquid) into the soil.
Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is utilized for control of pests in buildings (structural fumigation), soil, grain, and produce, and is also used during processing of goods to be imported or exported to prevent transfer of exotic organisms.