Who do you call for pest control in Norway?
Approved pest controllers, your duties as owner or resident, and municipal help.
Short answer
For mice, rats or bedbugs in your home, you call a pest control company, and anyone who does pest control commercially in Norway must be approved by Helsedirektoratet. The directorate publishes a list of approved pest controllers. The owner or resident is responsible for pests on private property, and the municipality supervises that pest control follows the rules.
Why
- Helsedirektoratet issues the approvals and publishes a list of approved pest controllers on its website.
- Bergen municipality says everyone who owns or uses a property has a duty to prevent pests and to fight them if they become numerous.
- Asker municipality says it does not offer pest control on private property, but it can help with rats in the sewer pipes.
Details
Asker municipality notes that private persons do not have access to the bait that approved pest controllers use, and it recommends professional help against bedbugs because they are hard to get rid of. The municipality supervises pest control work and can report a pest controller to Helsedirektoratet, which may then consider withdrawing the approval.
Tip
Before you book, check that the company is on Helsedirektoratet's list of approved pest controllers. To keep mice and rats out, Asker municipality advises sealing cracks larger than 6 mm.
What may differ
Who to contact outside your own home varies by place. In Bergen, rats in the sewers are a matter for Bergen Vann, pests in a restaurant or café for Mattilsynet, and bedbugs at a place where you stayed overnight can be reported to the municipality's environmental health service.
People also ask
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Sources
- Helsedirektoratet: approved pest controllersChecked at:
- Helsedirektoratet: pestsChecked at:
- Asker kommune: questions about pestsChecked at:
- Bergen kommune: complaints about pestsChecked at:
This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check Helsedirektoratet or your municipality before you book pest control.
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