Pest control called 21 times to University of Bolton over mice, ants and pigeons

Pest control called 21 times to University of Bolton over mice, ants and pigeons

11:45am Monday 3rd February 2014 in News By Dale Haslam, Reporter

MICE, ants and pigeons were all spotted at the University of Bolton last year.

Pest control workers were called out 21 times to the universitys main campus in Deane Road, Bolton, throughout the year, to get rid of rodents, set fly traps and repair pigeon nets.

The data was provided to The Bolton News under the Freedom of Information Act and university chiefs have said they were happy to reveal it to show how robust their complaints response system is.

A university spokesman said: The university is one of the biggest buildings in the town centre area.

We take very seriously the issue of pest control and deal swiftly with any such incident, however reported.

This, together with preventative precautions, helps us keep our incidence of infestation low.

Seven of the calls were described as routine service visits from staff at Tyldesley-based Pest Solutions.

In April, a complaint was made about mouse droppings found in C block, so staff laid bait and traps.

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