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Subject: Pharaon ant infestation

Reference: WBC-FOI-00489

Can you kindly specify how many flats have been treated for Pharaon ant infestation in the year 2022 from your pest control department?

Can you also confirm how many reports for Pharaon ant infestation were received by your environmental health department in 2022?

Response

Full Disclosure - 23 February 2023

Request for Information - WBC-FOI-00489 - Pharaon ant infestation

I refer to your request for information received on 19 January 2023. Please accept our apologies for the delay. Please see the information below in response to your request: -

Your Request:

Can you kindly specify how many flats have been treated for Pharaon ant infestation in the year 2022 from your pest control department?

Can you also confirm how many reports for Pharaon ant infestation were received by your environmental health department in 2022?

Our Response:

A total of 597 requests to treat for pharaoh ants were received between the 1st of January 2022 and the 31st of December 2022. This includes private and Council housing requests. Where a whole block has been treated, the dwellings have been counted separately.

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Regards,

FOI and DPA Officer

FOIW@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

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