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10 June 2022
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As summer approaches, and ‘sting season’ sets in, experts at a national trade body are urging gardeners to learn more about ‘things that go buzz’.
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14 July 2016
Guidelines for the Investigation of Zoonotic Disease (non-foodborne) in England and Wales (Version 2),
11 July 2016
The British Pest Control Association's (BPCA) Servicing Committee Chair, Philip Halpin puts forward his three golden rules for effective pest management.
26 February 2016
Dee Ward-Thompson attended a DEFRA meeting held on 31 January regarding trapping. 38 people attended the meeting, including farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers.
14 July 2015
Hopes that globally important seabird sanctuary is now free of rats for first time in two centuries
23 April 2015
Government spending cuts could spark an explosion in the UK pest population, it has been claimed.
17 September 2014
Over recent months Natural England has held a wide-ranging consultation to seek views on potential adjustments to General Licences for protected species which are periodically reviewed.
07 November 2013
Technical Manager Richard Moseley said "cases of resistance in rats have been known for decades."
11 February 2013
Technical Manager Richard Moseley said "although fox attacks on humans are very rare, this doesn't mean we should dismiss the recent incident of the baby boy being attacked as an isolated incident."
07 January 2013
Rats could be to blame for a fire at a coach firm, destroying three coaches and three minibuses in Hedge End, near Southampton.
06 June 2022
Daera/Northern Ireland Environment Agency is currently considering the wild bird general licences for 2022/2023 and beyond.
23 May 2022
Twenty cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK. News publications have pointed at rats as a vector for the disease.
05 July 2022
In this video Chris Woodard discusses some common species of spider that could be accidentally imported into the UK and talks through his own experiences.
01 July 2022
Press release: With local residents, business and the pest control industry in attendance PestFix are delighted to have officially opened their first of its kind storefront in Chichester, West Sussex.
In this video Martin Rose-King and Elliott Rose-King from Bounty Pest Control talk about the work they do on Asian hornet identification and reporting, and how you can help.
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