10-05-2011, 04:34 PM
There is a yes & no answer to your question.
The gas used, sulfuryl fluoride does not leave any residue, so surfaces will not have any toxic residue (our house had enough dead bugs to encourage us to clean all of the surfaces anyhow - dead coachroaches creep me out!).
The gas is toxic to humans in high doses...good news is that the termite company is supposed to check the levels in your house & re-entry by anyone that isn't protected is not allowed until there is a very low level, and they mix in a tear gas indicator so that anyone who did venture into an area would detect the gas and have tearing....
Link we were given:
http://www.termites.com/control/fumigati...ion-risks/
The gas used, sulfuryl fluoride does not leave any residue, so surfaces will not have any toxic residue (our house had enough dead bugs to encourage us to clean all of the surfaces anyhow - dead coachroaches creep me out!).
The gas is toxic to humans in high doses...good news is that the termite company is supposed to check the levels in your house & re-entry by anyone that isn't protected is not allowed until there is a very low level, and they mix in a tear gas indicator so that anyone who did venture into an area would detect the gas and have tearing....
Link we were given:
http://www.termites.com/control/fumigati...ion-risks/