Job Description:

• 1) Releases poisonous gas and sets traps in buildings to kill dry-wood termites, beetles, vermin, and other pests, using cylinders of compressed gas and mechanical traps: Inspects infested building to identify pests causing damage and to determine treatment necessary.

• 2) Examines porosity of walls and roof, based on knowledge of construction techniques, to determine method of sealing house.

• 3) Measures inside dimensions of rooms with rule, and calculates volume of fumigant required and cost to owner.

• 4) Tapes vents.

• 5) Climbs ladder, pulls tarpaulins over building, and fastens edges of tarpaulins with clamps to make building airtight.

• 6) Posts warning signs and padlocks doors.

• 7) Turns valve on cylinder to discharge gas into building through hose.

• 8) Holds halide lamp near seams of tarpaulins and building vents to detect leaking fumigant.

• 9) Sprays or dusts chemicals in rooms or work areas and sets mechanical traps to destroy pests.

• 10) May fumigate clothing and house furnishing in vaults at business establishment.