Pests

The Health Unit has specific roles regarding pests in our community. Pests include bats, bed bugs, cockroaches, rodents, and any other mammal or insect that may be thought of as a public health concern.

How We Help

At the Health Unit, our staff:

  • Investigate reports of pests in food premises (restaurants) and institutions (e.g., seniors/nursing homes, daycares, etc.)
  • May issue orders addressing pest issues to food premises and institutions (e.g., orders to apply pesticide treatments.)
  • Test bats for disease if they are found in a home and may have had contact with people

Pests in Your Home

While we don’t investigate reports of or issue orders addressing pests in private homes, rental units, or social housing, we have helpful links and resources to help you control pests.

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Please visit the Healthy Canadians website for detailed pest control tips.

First speak with your superintendent or building manager for advice.

For additional help contact:

  • Brantford Building Department – Property Standards By-law enforcement (519-759-4150)
  • County of Brant Property Standards (519-449-2451)
  • Landlord and Tenant Board – Southern Regional Office: (1-888-322-3234)

Visit the Brantford Housing Services website or call 519-759-3330.

For additional help contact:

  • Brantford Building Department – Property Standards By-law enforcement (519-759-4150)
  • County of Brant Property Standards (519-449-2451)

If you find a bat in your home or think that you or a family member has possibly been bitten by a bat in your home, please call the Health Unit immediately at 519-753-4937 ext. 470.

If you find a bat, avoid direct contact with it and do not pick it up with your hands.To trap a bat in your home:

  1. Confine the bat to a single room.
  2. Put on a pair of leather gloves.
  3. Place a plastic bowl or coffee can over the bat when it rests.
  4. Slide a piece of cardboard under the container, trapping the bat inside.
  5. If anyone was in direct contact with this bat, call us immediately at 519-753-4937 ext. 470.
  6. If no person was in direct contact with this bat, release the bat outdoors.
  7. Bat-proof your home.

Contact Us

​Environmental Health
519-753-4937 ext. 470