FOI Request - Pest Control Service
Request 101003578351
1. Does your local authority/council offer a pest control service?
2. If the answer to 1. is yes, how many call-outs did it deal with in each of the last 3 calendar years for each of the following:
- Ants
- Bed bugs
- Cockroaches
- Rats
- Mice
Response 20-06-2024
1. Moray Council ceased dealing with pest control on 31 March 2024.
2. Please note, figures for 2024 below are for 1 Jan to 31 March 2024 only:
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Grand Total | |
| Ants | 21 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 67 |
| Bees | 7 | 18 | 29 | - | 54 |
| Fleas | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Mice | 36 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 135 |
| Other Animals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Other Insects | 10 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 47 |
| Rats | 53 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 136 |
| Wasps | 148 | 67 | 83 | 3 | 301 |
| Grand Total | 281 | 216 | 234 | 25 | 756 |