Bees (particularly honey bees) should be regarded as beneficial insects and only treated where they have entered buildings or otherwise pose a significant and unavoidable threat to health.
Prior to treatment being carried out or advice given in respect of an insect infestation a specimen must be positively identified.
Treatment will be carried out in respect of the following:
- Household Pests- bed bugs, biscuit beetles, dermestes spp. (hide beetles and larder beetles), anthrenus spp. (carpet beetles), attagenus spp. (fur beetle and black carpet beetle), fungus beetles, plaster beetles, cockroaches, Pharaoh's ants, and fleas.
- Stored Products Insects-flour beetles, grain beetles, mealworm beetles, grain weevils, rice weevils.
Treatment may only be carried out in the respect of the following where householders have already made serious attempts to treat the problem and where workload permits:
- Blowflies (blue bottles and green bottles), cluster flies, houseflies, spider beetles (advice on insecticides and methods of treatment will be given).
Treatment will only be carried out in respect of the following where workload permits, in exceptional circumstances (e.g. an OAP or disabled person with no family or friends to assist) and where authorised by the Team Leader:
- Book lice (psocids), fruit flies, earwigs, garden ants, garden weevils, ground beetles, houseflies, moths, slugs, snails, spiders, and woodlice (slaters) - advice on insecticides and methods of treatment will be given.
Treatment will not be carried out in respect of the following, however advice will be given to inform the owner of the property and to seek specialist advice:
- Wood-boring beetles (furniture beetles, death watch beetles), wood-boring weevils, house longhorn beetle, powder post beetle, and the wharf borer.
No bird, mole, rabbit, squirrel or any other animal shall be subjected to any action or treatment of any kind whatsoever.
Where advice is sought and the enquirer advised to contact another pest control service, the enquirer shall be directed to the 'Yellow Pages' and not to be directed to any individual or company either directly or indirectly.
Guide to Pest Control
The Guide to Pest Control document (998Kb) provides general information on the more common types of pests including their distribution, significance, life cycle and control. Compare our pest control carges with other Scottish Local Authorities by viewing the Comparison Table.
The following leaflets provide supplementary information on some of the more common types of pests.
