Pests & animals

Pests

• I keep seeing cockroaches in my kitchen. What can I do?Take away their food, water and hiding places first. If they keep coming back, a licensed pest control operator can treat the source.
• There are lots of mosquitoes in my home. What should I do?Aedes mosquitoes can breed in small amounts of clean stagnant water. NEA recommends checking for breeding places at least weekly. Look at accessible pots, vases, pails and unused containers in your home; sightings alone do not identify where mosquitoes are breeding.
• I've seen rats in the bin centre or car park. What should I do?Do not try to catch or touch them. Report what you saw to management and to NEA.
• Think you brought bedbugs home? Start with inspectionNEA describes visual inspection and surveillance traps as ways to detect bedbugs. Look at safely accessible bedding seams and furniture, and record what you find. Skin marks alone do not establish the pest. Keep a clear photograph or safely contained specimen for a professional to identify.

Ask your management office

• The rubbish chute is choked or smells.
• When is the next fogging?

Pets

Ask your management office

• Can I keep a dog or cat here?
• Are there rules on pets in the lift or common areas?
• Someone's pet is fouling the common area.