The most effective method of getting rid of pests is fumigation. This is why every Riverside pest control company will offer it. Fumigation does have its drawbacks, however. The gas used to fumigate is poisonous to all living things, so you will have to take all your plants and animals out of the house. Food will also need to be loaded into special bags designed to be gas proof. Not even your refrigerator is a safe place for food. And to top it all off, your entire house has to be sealed up in what constitutes a bag. Fumigation will kill all the pests, sure, but it is a pain to deal with. Many Riverside pest control companies offer alternative ways to treat for pests. Heat is frequently popular for termites. To use heat, you first need to remove anything that could be damaged by high temperatures. That means plants, books, and food. Then the room needs to be sealed up. Heat is pumped into the room until it reaches 150 degrees. At that point the heat can be turned off. After an hour, the temperature should have dropped nearly 20 degrees and all the termites in the walls should be dead. Clearly, heat has some disadvantages. But the ability to focus on a single room is what makes it great. It is a service that every Riverside pest control service should offer.