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Urban pests: arthropod and rodent control

As a minimum service provided by local councils, Article 52.g of Law 18/2009, of 22 October , provides for management of the health risks attributable to domestic animals, pets, urban wild animals and pests.

Urban pest control is aimed at keeping the roads and municipal buildings used by the public free of arthropods and rodents to prevent the transmission of diseases called zoonoses and guarantee the hygiene of public places and buildings.

Resources for town halls

If you are a private person, please contact your town hall

• Financial support available

  Financial support for Environmental health

  • Deadline for applications: from the 28th september 2023 to the 8th february 2024
  • Link to the General conditions for management and justification of financial support:
    • 2023

    Contact person:
    Laura Bouso
    ssp.sambiental@diba.cat
     

• Technical support

  • Advice for the control of urban pests.

    Descriptive information sheet for identifying unknown pests.

    Application period: from December 28th, 2023 to December 31th, 2024.

    Contact:
    Pilar Serrano
    ssp.sambiental@diba.cat
     

    Magda Bertran
    ssp.sambiental@diba.cat
     

  • Support for entomological inspection of cases of arbovirosis

    Application period: closed

• Other support

  • Documentation

    • Protocol of actions and monitoring of the Asian wasp. Government of Catalonia. July 2023.
    • Plan nacional de prevención, vigilancia y control de las enfermedades transmitidas por vectores. Ministry of Health. April 2023.
    • Plan nacional de prevención, vigilancia y control de las enfermedades transmitidas por vectores. Gestión integrada del vector. Ministeri de Sanitat. Abril 2023.
    • Mosquito management during a public health emergency. AMCA. September 2022
    • Guide to Municipal Assessment of Integrated Urban Mosquito Management Plans. Diputació de Barcelona. July 2022.
    • Cases of disease for Virus Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika in Catalonia. Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT). June 2022.
    • Data sheets for identifying infestations. Using the data available about the organism causing the infestation (size, common name... or by similarity to the photographs shown), they enable the possible causative species to be found and provide information about how it can be detected, what damage or health problems it can cause, its biological cycle and what control measures can be implemented to eliminate the infestation.
    • Protocol for the surveillance and control of West Nile fever. Government of Catalonia. Department of Health. July 2023.
    • Protocol for surveillance and control of arboviroses transmitted by mosquitoes in Catalonia.  [PDF, 1,20 MB]
      Catalan Public Health Agency. (Update February 2023).
    • Integrated Pest Management Guide. Parks and gardens. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Madrid 2020.
    • "Strategy for the prevention and control of the tiger mosquito in Catalonia" a cooperative project between autonomic and local governments.
    • Tiger mosquito prevention in schools. Recommendations of the El Baix Llobregat Mosquito Control Service.
    • Guidelines for contracting a pest control service. 2010
      [PDF, 118.61 kB]

    • Criteria for assessing best practices in pest control plans

      These guidelines are available for municipal technical personnel who are members of the Public Health Service virtual community of Barcelona Provincial Council.

    • Proposed standard municipal ordinance for the prevention and control of mosquitoes, particularly the tiger mosquito. May 2012 [PDF, 101.9 kB]
    • Guide for pest prevention through building design. ANECPLA. 2022
    • Guide for the management of mosquitoes and simulids. National Association of Environmental Health Companies (ANECPLA). 2018
    • Mosquito Monitoring and Control Program: Everything you need to know. . Public Health Agency of Barcelona. 2018

  • Broadcasting material

    • Poster "Least water stagnant, fewer mosquitoes"
      • Poster
      • Poster with space for the city hall logo. Web version
      • Poster with space for the city hall logo. Printed version

    • Material “Al mosquit tigre ni una gota d'aigua”.
      This material has been prepared by the Public Health Service, within the framework of the collaboration agreement with the Mosquits Control Service of the Baix Llobregat County Council, with the aim of raising public awareness and minimising the risks arising from the presence of mosquitoes, especially the tiger mosquito. 2019
      • Videos
        Long version
        (Deading to citizenship and especially the school environment)

        Short version
        (State for social media)

        • Video in Catalan without subtitles.
        • Versions of the videos with subtitles in Spanish.
          • Long version
          • Short version
      • Cartel ""In the tiger mosquito no drop of water"" [PDF, 1,40 MB]
        The customizable version with the logo of the city council, available for web and printing, is made available to the local online public health virtual community. Salut pública local en xarxa.
  • Diptic "Fight against mosquitoes transmitting diseases!" from the Mosquito Alert Citizen Science platform. Those that can be customized with the logo of the town hall. For more information, contact info@mosquitoalert.com.
    • Diptic in Catalan. [pdf, 1.68 MB]
    • Diptic in Spanish. [pdf, 1.68 MB]
  • Educational material prepared by the Vilanova i la Geltrú Town Council for children. Workshop: Let's learn about the tiger mosquito [PDF, 1.59 MB]
     

  Useful links

  • Surveillance and control of environmental pests. Barcelona Public Health Agency
  • The Tiger Mosquito. Health Channel. Government of Catalonia.
  • The Tiger Mosquito : Mosquito Control Service, El Baix Llobregat Regional Council
  • Mosquito Alert project
  • Pest. Public Health Agency of Catalonia.
  • Zika virus. Health Channel. Government of Catalonia.
  • Chikungunya. Health Channel. Government of Catalonia.
  • Mapadetermitas.org. Platform with information on the distribution of termites in the world.
  • Official Register of Pesticide Services and Services (ROESP). Department of Health.
  • Register of non-agricultural pesticides or biocides Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.