fumigation
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- Process
- Tent fumigation
- Operating theatres
- Chemicals
- Discontinued or rarely used
- Safety
- See also
- Early publication
- References
- External links
250px|thumb|A building in Riverside, California, subject to tent fumigation, or "tenting" 250px|thumb|Fumigation of a hotel (Vila Shanti) in Bali where the gas even reaches the hotel lobby (February 2010)
Fumigation is a method of pest control or the removal of harmful microorganisms by completely filling an area with gaseous pesticides, or fumigants, to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is used to control pests in buildings (structural fumigation), soil, grain, and produce. Fumigation is also used during the processing of goods for import or export to prevent the transfer of exotic organisms.