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Summary: Follow the steps on this page to get help with your pest problems.
Note: In a pest-related medical emergency, call 911 for prompt assistance.
From cell phones and public phones, dial (858) 534-4357 (534-HELP) for the UCSD Police dispatcher. |
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How to do it |
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Contact the appropriate office if you have an urgent situation.
Examples of urgent situations:
- Rattlesnake indoors
- Swarm of bees indoors
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- Call Environment, Health & Safety, (858) 534-7513
weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Call Campus Police, (858) 534-4357
weekends, holidays, and outside of 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. weekdays
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If the situation is not urgent (see step 1), take steps to get rid of the pest. |
- Use these instructions to eliminate the problem yourself.
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Request a routine pest control assessment (typical response time: one working day).
Examples of routine situations:
- Repetitive ant invasions
- Rats and/ or mice indoors
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- Request an indoor pest control assessment.
- Campus apartments and residence halls:
- Contact your Housing Office to request pest services. The Housing Office will schedule a pest assessment with EH&S.
- Read and sign the EH&S Pest Management Preparation List provided by your Housing Office, or print your own copy: (PDF) (Word)
Important: Residents of the area to be treated must read and sign the Pest Management Preparation List before EH&S can treat the area.
- All other (non-residential) UCSD facilities use one of the request methods below:
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- Print and complete the Pest Management Request Form (PDF). Send it to EH&S Pest Management:
- Mail Code: 0920
- Fax: (858) 822-3194
- E-mail: Pest Services
EH&S Pest Management Services will contact you within one working day to inspect your area or to schedule an inspection. If you are not contacted within three working days, call (858) 534-3660.
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For more information, contact:
- Emergencies
- Environment, Health & Safety:
(858) 534-7513 weekdays, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Campus Police: (858) 534-4357
- Non-emergencies (Typical response time: one working day)
- Campus and SIO facilities: Pest Management
- Medical Center facilities: Healthcare Safety Office
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Notice: The UCSD Environment, Health & Safety Department does not provide pest control advice or help to individuals or agencies outside UCSD. Area residents should contact their local animal control agency or exterminator for assistance. |
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