23.0 Pest Control - General

Legislation

• Health Act 1911
• Health (Pesticides) Regulations 2011

Resources

• Department of Health
• Department of Agriculture
• European House Borer Response
• Common Seasonal Pests Handbook
• Code of Practice for Pigeon Keeping and Racing in WA

Summary Information

Complaints and queries are received concerning a number of pests such as; Portuguese millipedes, ants, mosquitoes, rodents, ticks, bed bugs, fleas, flies, bees, European wasps, midge and European House Borer to name a few. The Department of Agriculture provides a free identification service; see the order form below for further details.

Process Flow Chart

• Complaint Investigation Flow Chart

Example Forms

• Health Complaint Form
• Department of Agriculture – Information Sheet Order Form

Information Sheets

• Argentine Ants
• Bed Bugs
• Bee Swarms and Nests
• Biting Midges and Sandflies
• Cane Toad
• Cockroach Control
• Cockroaches – Technical Note
• European House Borer
• European Wasp Identification Guide
• Feral Pigeon Control (DoA)
• Feral Pigeon Control (DoH)
• Head Lice
• Itch Mites
• Mediterranean Fruit Fly
• Mosquitoes in Your Backyard
• Mosquitoes and Cyclones
• Mosquito Management Programs
• Mosquitoes – Personal Protection Methods
• Portuguese Millipedes
• Red Imported Fire Ants
• Rodent Information
• Spiders

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