Whether you're a pest management professional or interest in public health pest control, take a look at our latest pest news, advice and features from around the UK.
13 March 2025
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06 April 2023
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill has been published, which includes legislation banning the use and purchase of glue traps.
21 February 2023
Grahame Turner, from BPCA Consultant member company PestAcuity, is back! He’s put together a checklist of items you might need to include for your food clients when working on a pest control specification.
Mike Kelly presented at the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Conference 2022 in Zanzibar, and gave an overview of pest insects in food storage.
09 January 2023
Press release: Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) UK has published a new summary of anticoagulant resistance data for rats and mice in the UK.
21 December 2022
Deck the halls, trim the trees and read this blog from BPCA member PestFix on how to avoid pest problems this holiday season.
01 November 2022
Alex Wade from Wade Environmental delves into some of the incredible (and sometimes disgusting) things rats can do.
Professor Stephen Harris talks to PPC magazine about establishing the status of ship rats in Britain.
PPC asked Bill Vaughan from Earth Care to talk us through the approaches available to deal with those nasty smells.
31 October 2022
It's our regular BPCA technical team FAQ, with questions on non-native status, carcass disposal, rodent teeth, zoonosis and ectoparasites.
BPCA Technical Support Officer John Horsley to tell us his top five steps to improve pest management outcomes.
Dave Archer tells all about his experience of dealing with wood pigeons.
Chris Cagienard to explains the process when dealing with an imported non-native species.
07 October 2022
A member of the public took a photo of an Asian hornet in Dover which has been confirmed by the National Bee Unit.
27 September 2022
An upsurge in ticks could follow a long hot summer, according to experts at national trade body, British Pest Control Association (BPCA).
24 August 2022
Cleaners are best placed to spot possible flea infestations in businesses, say experts at national trade body, British Pest Control Association (BPCA).
17 August 2022
Press Release: Over three quarters of farmers in the UK are not aware if their farm is in an area of known rodenticide resistance, a survey by pest control solutions company, BASF, has revealed.
Press release: Rodenticide residues in barn owls has prompted an uncomfortable question about the use of poison baits, says CRRU.
10 June 2022
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’.
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.
06 April 2022
A poisoned white-tailed eagle found in Dorset is dramatic and regrettable evidence of the need for universally responsible use of rodenticides, states the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use.
28 February 2022
Hospitality businesses are being urged to get the 2022 season off to the best start, by making sure their accommodations are free of bed bugs.
23 February 2022
More research is needed into the role of pest management in protecting the public health, a national trade body has said.
20 January 2022
Although two hours were scheduled for the meeting, it took only 45 minutes for MPs to decide to pass the Bill through its Committee stage without amendment.
20 December 2021
Daera has issued amended, interim licences. Several bird species have been removed from either all or some of the three general licences.
06 November 2024
CRRU UK confirms that from 2026, sellers of professional-use rodenticides will only accept two forms of proof of competence at the point of sale.
06 June 2024
As a result of BPCA’s lobbying efforts, Minister Pow has asked for changes to the glue board licensing regime in England.
16 September 2025
NRW has updated General Licence 002 (GL002), which permits the control of feral pigeons for the purposes of protecting public health, public safety and preventing the spread of disease.
11 September 2025
Christopher Venables of Venables Pest Control shares first-hand insights from France on the invasive Asian hornet.
In this issue of Ask the technical team, we talk insecticides, "green" pest control, flea treatments and Asian Hornets.
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