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INTRODUCTION
There are many pests of public health significance. These pests may be vectors of disease (such as mosquitoes, rats), pathogen transfer (flies) and nuisance (such as midges, fruit flies). Some insect pests have been linked with asthma (domestic exposure to cockroaches and dust mites).
This Technical Guidance considers a range of insects and evaluates the potential for each one to cause health impact and nuisance. The guidance will also consider indicators of nuisance and common control measures for these insects that may be considered when evaluating best practicable means. The following is a summary of the contents of this Appendix:-
Section 1 Mosquitoes
Section 2 Filth Flies
Section 3 Fruit Flies
Section 4 Sewage Flies
Section 5 Cockroaches
Section 6 Ticks
Section 7 Midges
Section 8 Good practice for animal husbandry units
Section 9 Good practice for manure handling
Section 10 Good practice for waste water treatment works
Environmental management should be the first option when assessing insect control measures. Any mitigating treatment should take account of factors including impact on health and well-being; impact on the target and non-target species; impact on the environment including ground and water source contamination; cost and efficacy.
Attached to this Appendix is Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
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