Updated 08/06
Pest Nuisances (Insects, Rodents)
Contents
- Statutes
- Beekeeping
- Caterpillars
- Mosquitoes
- Rodents
- Related MRSC Pages
Statutes
- Title 17 RCW - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests
- Ch 17.15 RCW - Integrated Pest Management
- Ch 17.21 RCW - Washington Pesticide Application A
Beekeeping
- Ch. 15.60 RCW - Apiaries
- Ch. 16-602 WAC - Apiaries
- Gig Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 6.14 - Beekeeping
- Kelso Municipal Code Section 8.24.050 (X) - The existence of any bees, Africanized honey bees, yellow jackets, hornets, or wasps that harbor in colonies, hives, apiaries or nests which are not authorized by ordinance or statute and are not in full compliance with Chapter 15.60 RCW or Chapter 16-602 WAC.
- Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 10.36 - Beekeeping
- Puget Sound Beekeepers Association (PSBA)
Caterpillars
- Lynnwood
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 10.08.200 (16) - Public nuisance defined - Caterpillars
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 110.08.080 - Caterpillars as public nuisance – Abatement procedure.
- Kent Municipal Code Chapter 8.07 - Weeds and Vegetation - Duty to abate vegetation infested with caterpillars
- Seattle Tent Caterpillars - Department of Transportation
Mosquitoes
- Mosquito Control Districts - MRSC
- Mosquito Control Districts in Washington
- American Mosquito Control Association - Includes educational information, program information, and links to Mosquito Control Districts and research programs
- Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association
West Nile Virus Information
- West Nile Virus - The Public Health Role, Courthouse Journal, 2-24-03
- Focus on Mosquitoes: General Permit for Insecticides Advocates Larvae Control to Halt Spread of West Nile Virus, Washington State Department of Ecology, October 2002
- West Nile Virus - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- West Nile Virus, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Washington State Department of Health (See Information for Local Health Jurisdictions & Mosquito Control Districts)
- West Nile Virus Program (
169 KB), Ch 15, King County Parks and Recreation Best Management Practices Manual
- What Is Benton County Mosquito Control District #1 Doing? Benton Franklin Health District
Rodents
Rat infestation is a problem because of their population's ability to quickly multiply causing damage to property and creating health hazards. Often problems with rats occur following the demolition of buildings and clearing of land. Several local governments, such as Kirkland have enacted specific provisions for this problem. General information on the eradication of rats is available from various Cooperative Extension agencies on the Internet and U.S. Department of Health. Ch. 17.15 RCW requires that all agencies with pest control responsibilities follow the principals of integrated pest management.
- Rats and Mice Washington State University Cooperative Extension Library
- Rodent Control: Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up! Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kitsap County Health District
- Rodent Control
- Ordinance No. 1999-14 ( 100 KB) - Rodent Control Regulations
- Kirkland Municipal Code Chapter 9.04 Rodent Control
- King County Board of Health Rule 06-01 ( 37 KB) - Zoonotic Disease Prevention Regulations, passed 5-06 - includes rodent control provisions
- Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 6.16 ( 56 KB) - Rodent Control