Fumigation Injuries a Tragic Reminder to Follow Labels, Best Management Practices

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Two recent incidents are keeping the pest management industry in local and national headlines. Here's what you need to know - andWhat tO tell Customers. Two incidents occurred recently that have the industry taking extra precautions when fumigating structures.The first occurred in March when a Terminix employee used methyl bromide to fumigate a unit at a condominium resort in St.John, U.S. Virgin Islands, to control powderpost beetles. Two days later, four family members from Delaware vacationing in the unit above were transported to the hospital with acute methyl bromide toxicity, three with life-threatening illness, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Months later the father and two teenage sons remain in serious condition with loss of motor skills and paralysis, reported local media.