The Office of Building Services is responsible for the extermination or removal of insects and small animals/rodents. A yearly service inspection is conducted in all campus buildings as part of the Office’s planned maintenance program. In addition, basic pest control services are provided to the administrative and academic campus community on a per-request basis. The residence halls are serviced twice a week during the academic year, and on a per-request basis throughout the non-academic season. A State certified pest control company is responsible for the actual pest control. All pest complaints should be submitted as an Online Work Order Request.
Residents who suspect bed bugs should submit a Building Services work order for Pest Control via the Facilities Work Order System and notify Residential Education and Housing.
When a report of beg bugs is made, Facilities/Building Services manages the pest control/ in-room inspection and treatment.*
After receiving your work order, Facilities/Building Services will promptly reach out to our professional pest control contractor* who will inspect/test the space for the presence of bed bugs and determine if the report is founded or unfounded. A report of bed bugs cannot be considered confirmed until this evaluation takes place. Next steps will be determined as soon as Facilities/Building Services have received the contractor's report.
For additional information, please contact Residential Education and Housing and refer to their Policies /Procedures/Guidelines.
Please review Residential Education and Housing's policies /procedures/guidelines regarding bed bugs.
https://housing.tcnj.edu/policies-and-regulations/bed-bug-procedure/
*Facilities has contracted with a professional, commercial pest control service, Cooper Pest Solutions, recognized as national leader on the subject of bed bugs & pest control since 1955.