1. Pest populations that are included under this Contract: The Vendor is responsible for eradicating indoor populations of various pests, including rats, mice, bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas, ticks, mealworms, ants, flies, silverfish, centipedes, millipedes, earwigs, spiders, crickets, wasps, moths, and gnats. This also includes incidental or occasional invaders entering from outdoors (such as bees, hornets, and wasps). Additionally, populations of these pests located immediately outside any facility, which could pose an infestation risk, fall under the Vendor’s responsibility. Furthermore, mosquitoes and other free-flying insects originating outdoors, as well as fleas and ticks in indoor areas, are covered by this Contract. 2. Pest populations that are excluded under this Contract: Pest control options for populations of the following pests are considered special services and are not covered under this Contract: • Birds, bats, snakes, and all other vertebrates other than commensal rodents • Termites, and other wood-destroying organisms 3. Insect Control In addition to traditional pest control methods, the Vendor may use non-chemical methods of control whenever possible, for example: • Exclusion and trapping devices such as bait stations, pheromone traps and sticky boards rather than pesticides wherever appropriate. • Bait formulations shall be used for cockroaches and any control devices wherever appropriate. Bait shall be placed in areas inaccessible to employees and inmates...
