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14 December 2020
BPCA take a look at updates from England, Scotland and Wales on the state of licences for bird control and what pest management professionals can expect next.
11 December 2020
In this video, Alex Wade from Wade Environmental hosts a special Christmas pest management quiz.
In this video, CRRU's Dr Alan Buckle gives a presentation on the rodenticide stewardship scheme and what lies ahead.
In this video, Jim Kirk from Deadline Products gives a presentation on the changing face of insecticide products.
In this video, Natural England's David Brown gives a Digital Forum 6 pest management presentation on the future of bird licensing in the UK.
10 December 2020
flyDetect® was announced as joint winner of the Best New Product Award at The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Virtual Awards.
09 December 2020
Barn owl breeding success in 2019 was four percent higher than the preceding four-year average, according to a new report from the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use.
07 December 2020
A brand new set of Codes of Best Practice are now available, outlining the responsibilities and procedures that BPCA members are expected to adhere to.
02 December 2020
Samson Pest Control in Ghana joins the wider Rentokil Initial family following takeover, becoming Rentokil Initial Ghana.
01 December 2020
Rodents are out in force again this year and with nationwide straw shortages, farmers are being urged to protect already scarce straw stocks, so they last the winter.
30 November 2020
Professional pest controller magazine issue 101 is out now and available to read online for free.
BPCA member Bayer ES appoints Gary Nicholas to lead the commercialisation of its Digital Pest Management system.
BPCA President, Philip Halpin, reflects on the sector's response to Covid-19 and what we've learnt.
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Poultry farmers and other bird keepers are urged to step up rat and mouse management as part of measures to halt the spread of Avian flu.
27 November 2020
Registration open! Discover the latest pest control science, technology and innovation at the UK’s online trade show and conference for pest management.
In his previous article in PPC100, Dave Archer looked at the history and legal aspects of rabbit management. In part two, he jumps straight into the practicalities of controlling rabbits.
Anyone who works around animals has an increased risk of picking up a nasty zoonotic disease. It’s up to us to be able to protect ourselves, our clients and our clients’ clients from the diseases pest species can transmit.
Covid-19, Ebola and HIV originated in animals. The Covid-19 pandemic has rightly refocused our attention to the infections of wild animals. Professor Viney shares his research on the ‘zoo of infections’ living in our pest rodents and what it could me
In this PestWatch, BPCA Technical Manager Dee Ward-Thompson takes a look at why bed bugs are so difficult to control and what pest technicians can do to reduce the risk of failed treatments.
26 November 2020
Tim Peeling, product manager at BPCA member Bayer, takes a look at the findings of their summer wasp study.
Proactive squirrel control, multiple rodenticide usage, test and trace and insect identification are all covered in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.
Rodent pests resistant to commonly used anticoagulant rodenticides have been identified in areas of the UK and the increase in numbers of these so-called ‘super rats’ presents a challenge to pest controllers.
Facing rejection can be tough, especially when you’ve put a lot of time and effort into bidding for a tender. Tips on how to improve your tender submissions based on your previous failed submissions.
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