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TECHNICAL | PPC101 DECEMBER 2020 Anyone who works around animals has an increased risk of picking up or passing on a nasty zoonotic disease. As pest professionals, it’s up to us to b
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06 September 2017
Manufacturer and Distributor Member, Bayer, has urged Pest controllers to remain vigilant this autumn and report sightings of Asian hornets. The advice follows the first confirmed case of the invasive pest in the UK last September.
05 September 2017
Scientists from Western University in Ontario, Canada have developed a new way of photographing living insects with stunning results.
01 September 2017
BPCA predicts a rise in wasp figures after the mixed summer weather created a delay in their usual pattern of emergence.
16 August 2017
Public health officials have confirmed that they have found fleas in Arizona, the USA that have tested positive for the bubonic plague
04 August 2017
Public Health England has reported that a monitoring project in Kent discovered Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) larvae.
16 June 2017
The number of UK pest control companies to achieve CEPA Certified® status has reached three figures in little more than two years.
26 May 2017
The hard work of BPCA, its Members and their clients working together have resulted in a victory against a proposal to class insect monitoring trap pheromones as biocides. Through a two-pronged attack at the European Commission and lobbying of the UK
16 May 2017
Once again, the media has taken an interest in a big rodent. The rat in question is by no means the largest on record, or indeed particularly newsworthy.
It is understood that Prince Charles has backed a government plan to sterilise grey squirrels using traps filled with Nutella and oral contraceptive, with the aim of protecting their red cousins.
The BPCA Code of Best Practice on Pesticide Waste has been updated and is available for free via the BPCA website.
Health officials in Hawaii have been warning residents not to touch snails or slugs with their bare hands because of an increase in cases of a rare parasitic infection known as rat lungworm
24 April 2017
A gutsy rat that dragged a full slice of pizza down the stairs of a New York City subway station became a social media sensation back in 2015.
16 March 2017
We had a good giggle when someone shared this picture of a sign in China about their rat problem.
The American rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) has made its way onto the endangered species list.
Most people spend their time trying to keep rodents out of food premises - not building one specifically for mice.
It’s very rare to be able to combine a love for pest control and cinema, but when a 1:28 horror documentary makes its way onto Netflix - it’s time to get out the popcorn.
02 March 2017
Professional Pest Controller (PPC) magazine is the premier quarterly magazine for the pest management industry.
11 February 2017
Data by the Press Association shows that pest controllers were called out over 5000 times by hospitals in England.
27 January 2017
Last month saw the re-launch of the Pest Management Alliance Code of Best Practice for the Humane Use of Rodent Glueboards. The Code has been revisited by BPCA and its fellow Alliance members, plus Natural England and DEFRA.
28 November 2016
Homeowners are being urged to be on their guard as cold weather threatens to spark a plague of rats over Christmas.
10 November 2016
A three-year rodent control project, backed by Prince Charles, has successfully resulted in the number of nesting Manx shearwaters to increase dramatically.
With more and more pests becoming resistant to pesticides, alternative control methods are being put to the test to combat flower thrip and whitefly infestations.
06 October 2016
The pumpkin-sized hornet's nest was at the top of a 17m conifer found in Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
05 October 2016
Fire services covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, issued a warning this week after a DIY treatment of a Wasps nest went horribly wrong.
20 September 2016
Pest experts are warning members of the public to remain vigilant following the first sighting of an Asian Hornet in the UK.
TECHNICAL | PPC101 DECEMBER 2020 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 practi
TECHNICAL | PPC101 DECEMBER 2020 Covid-19, Ebola and HIV originated in animals. The Covid-19 pandemic in particular has rightly refocused our attention to the infections of wild animals. P
TECHNICAL | PPC101 DECEMBER 2020 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 re
20 January 2021
In this video Natalie talks about the legislative and licensing requirements when considering appropriate gull control measures. This video is intended for those working in the pest management
Rodenticide Resistance Action Group (RRAG) has released updated papers on resistance in both the Norway Rat and House Mouse. The guidance provides a summary of the informa
19 January 2021
PRESS RELEASE BPCA member Spotta Smart Pest Systems has capped a strong first year of commercial operations with accelerated product development and market reach for 2021. To sup
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