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Small mammals and herpetofaunal household pests, known for their economic damages, health implications and nuisance effects on people, are frequently seen in the Ghanaian home environment. The study was aimed at assessing the relationship between the level of infrastructur al development and the abundance, control methods and perception of people about rodents and herpetofaunal household pests. The results indicated that the incidence of ro dents and anurans decreased with increasing infrastructural developme nt of an area, while the occurrence of wall geckos and agama lizards was independent of the level of infrastruct ural development of the areas. The use of control m easures, as well as the type of control measure employed, was also dependent on infrastructural development with the under developed areas employing more physical and sanitary measures on daily basis, contrary to weakly and monthly bas es in the developed and developing areas. Chemical control was mostly used in the developing areas while biologi cal control was the main vertebrate pest control method in the developed areas. The level of infrastructural devel opment of an area, therefore, gives an indication of the kind of herpe tofaunal and small mammal pests likely to be preval ent in an area, and the consequences of their infestation. This informa tion is particularly important in the choice of acc ommodation for rental purposes as well as town planning.

Rodents and Herpetofauna (Reptiles and Amphibians) as household pests in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana