** Listed below are links for pest resources – if more information or assistance is needed, please contact a pest control company.

A disease vectoring pest is any insect, arthropod, or animal that is capable of transmitting disease to humans.

RATS (Rattus) & MICE (Mus)

Pest World – ‘Health Hazards Posed by Rodents’

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-health-hub/health-hazards-posed-by-rodents/

Oregon State University: ‘How to get rid of Rats’

https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/rodents-wildlife/rats

Rodent Prevention & Control Brochure

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/rodent%20brochure.pdf

CDC – ‘How to Control Wild Rodent Infestations’

https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/wildlife/rodent-control.html

Multnomah County ‘Rat Control’ ** NO SERVICE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, INFO ONLY!

https://www.multco.us/health/staying-healthy/pest-prevention-and-control/rats

Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides – ‘Controlling rats’

https://www.pesticide.org/rats

City of Beaverton – Rodent Infestation Prevention

https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/1086/Rodent-Infestation-Prevention

Oregon State University: ‘How to get rid of Mice (House Mouse)’

https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/rodents-wildlife/mice

Illinois Department of Public Health – ‘House Mouse Prevention and Control’

https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/structural-pest-control/house-mouse-prevention-control.html

University of California – Integrated Pest Management – House Mouse

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/house-mouse/pest-notes/

HARD TICKS (Ixodida)

** For Pet Tick control, contact a Veterinarian.

Oregon Hard Tick Identification (CDVCD website)

National Pesticide Information Center – Tick and Tick Bites

http://npic.orst.edu/pest/tick/index.html#:~:text=Wear%20closed%2Dtoed%20shoes%20and,clothing%20according%20to%20label%20directions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – ‘Preventing Tick Bites’

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/avoid/on_people.html

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service – ‘Checking for Ticks’

https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/know-before-you-go/ticks

Purdue University – Forestry & Natural Resources – ‘Tick Prevention’

https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/tick-prevention/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration – Ticks and Lyme Disease: symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention’

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/ticks-and-lyme-disease-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention

Pest World – Lyme Disease FAQ: ‘Health Info on Ticks and Lyme Disease’

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-health-hub/health-info-on-ticks-and-lyme-disease/

COCKROACHES (Blattodea)

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) – Cockroaches

http://npic.orst.edu/pest/roach.html#:~:text=Vacuum%20cracks%20and%20crevices%20around,fitting%20lids%20and%20empty%20frequently.

University of California – Integrated Pest Management – Cockroaches

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7467.html

Purdue University – Entomology Extension – Cockroach Control

https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-241/E-241.html

Pest World (pestworld.org) – ‘Cockroaches 101’

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/cockroaches-101/

FLIES (Diptera)

Pest World – ‘Flies 101: Different Types of Flies and the Threats they Pose’.

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/flies-101-different-types-of-flies-and-the-threats-they-pose/

University of California Integrated Pest Management – Flies

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7457.html

Pest World – ‘How to Get Rid of Flies In Your Home’

https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/flies/

Illinois Department of Pubic Health Prevention & Control – ‘The House Fly and Other Filth Flies’

http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcfilthflies.htm

Purdue University – ‘Fly Control Around the Home’

https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-7/E-7.html

University of Florida IFAS Extension – ‘Nuisance Nonbiting Flies Such as Filth Breeding Flies’

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ig091

FLEAS (Siphonaptera)

** For Pet flea control, contact a Veterinarian.

Oregon State University: ‘How to get rid of Fleas’

https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/insects-spiders/fleas

National Pesticide Information Center – Fleas

http://npic.orst.edu/pest/flea.html

University of California – Integrated Pest Management – Fleas

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7419.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – ‘Preventing Fleas on Your Pets’

https://www.cdc.gov/fleas/avoid/on_pets.html

Pest World (pestworld.org) – ‘Fleas 101’

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/fleas-101/

EPA – ‘Controlling Fleas and Ticks Around Your Home’

https://www.epa.gov/pets/controlling-fleas-and-ticks-around-your-home#:~:text=Vacuum%20every%20day%20to%20remove,along%20baseboards%20and%20the%20basement.

BATS (Chiroptera)

Oregon Health Authority – ‘Bats and Rabies’

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/diseasesconditions/diseasesaz/rabies/pages/bats.aspx

Pest World – Bats

https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/nuisance-wildlife/bats/#:~:text=Homeowners%20should%20contact%20a%20licensed,a%20special%20license%20or%20approval.

Oregon State University Extension Service – ‘Bats in my attic – What should I do?’

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-extension/featured/bats-my-attic-what-should-i-do

University of California Integrated Pest Management – Bats

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/bats/pest-notes/

Bat Conservation International – ‘Bats in Homes and Buildings’

https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bats-in-homes-buildings/

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife – ‘Living with Wildlife: Bats’

https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/bats

Oregon Health Authority – Information on Rabies

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/diseasesconditions/diseasesaz/rabies/pages/rabies.aspx