HEALTH AND SAFETY | PPC108 September 2022

Time for a quick break? How about a pest control crossword to distract you from the stresses of everyday life? There’s nothing like a puzzle to help you slow down, reset, and flex your geeky pest control knowledge muscles!

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CLUES ACROSS:
5    Living in close proximity to humans (9)
7    A singer and a wasp attack (5)
10    Chrysanthemum flowers aren’t just for decoration (10)
11    An anticoagulant that can be used for grey squirrels (8)
12.    You might have one of these talks to learn something new (7)
14    Classic spider control method (5)
16    Inhibits the life cycle of an insect (abbrev) (1,1,1)
18    Why bees are important (10)
20    Testing to make sure your RPE is suitable (4,3)
21    Small rodents; some are species of conservation concern (4)
22    Grain, rice and vine are all this (6)
23    Horse, bottle and drain are all types of what? (3)
24    Non-scientific name for Dermestes lardarius (6,6)
25    Term given to animals we don’t want to control (3, 6)
27    BPCA’s American cousin (abbrev) (1,1,1,1)
28    The measured process of application, exposure and dissipation of a toxic chemical in its gaseous state with the purpose of control of target pests in a product or enclosure (10)
31    Jerry was one (5)

CLUES DOWN:
1    Rodenticide and insectides are both this (9)
2    A place where pharaoh ants can cause serious public health concerns (8)
3    A type of insecticide that sticks around a while (8)
4    If this is in the loft, it owns the house now; or call the BCT (3)
6    Ectoparasitic insect blamed for the plague (4)
7    Physical control consisting of trigger plate and smooth jaw (6,4)
8    Legislation introduced in 1954 (5,3)
9    The study of insects (10)
13    ‘Don’t ___ me’; PPC104 article by Paul Westgate (3)
15    A type of fish you won’t have with chips (6)
17    A second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (10)
18    BPCA event in Harrogate next year (3,4)
19    _________ of control (9)
24    ______ niger, or black garden ant (6)
26    A pest controller’s bread and butter (4)
29    Insecticide application method (abbrev) (1,1,1)
30    A strategy for effective pest control (abbrev) (1,1,1)

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