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20 April 2023
BPCA Quest launches to provide BPCA members with comprehensive new benefits, including HR, legal, H&S and tax advice.
14 April 2023
Latest barn owl surveillance, together with recent intelligence from the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme, ring alarm bells for professional-grade rodenticide users, according to CRRU.
11 April 2023
National Bee Unit has reported a credible sighting of an invasive Asian hornet in a vegetable delivery in the north of England.
31 March 2023
BPCA were pleased to announce the winner of the #BestPestPic2023 competition at PPC Live in Harrogate.
30 March 2023
As we approach key ant infestation season, BASF’s Laurence Barnard advises on some simple steps to prevent ants from taking over.
If you own a pest control business and have a staff team, there are four statutory pay increases in the UK that you need to know about this year.
Press release: PPC Live first-timers Laser Industrie enjoyed warm feedback from pest controllers, who praised the professional quality of the sprayer range.
29 March 2023
Press release: BPCA member Rokill Pest Control, part of the Nurture Landscapes Group, completes the acquisition of Durham-based Pest Pro Environmental Services Ltd.
BPCA has released an app for its continuing professional development scheme, BPCA Registered.
27 March 2023
The UK’s biggest pest control event of 2023, PPC Live, saw huge numbers of visitors when it landed in Harrogate, Yorkshire.
24 March 2023
Press release: PestFix are proud to announce that they are the winners in two categories at the BUILD magazine Home and Garden Awards 2023.
22 March 2023
Press release: BASF has announced the withdrawal of its difenacoum rodenticide range including Neosorexa Gold, Neosorexa Gold Ratpacks, Neosorexa Bait Blocks, and Sorexa D products later this year.
15 March 2023
Press release: BPCA member Shield Pest Control and the Royal Warrant Holders Association charity fund have donated £4000 to Bromley Borough Foodbank.
13 March 2023
In this video Dr. Dini Miller discusses how the misapplication of integrated pest management (IPM) has impacted German cockroach infestations in the US.
In this video, Sophie Thorogood from Edialux talks about why insect identification is important and gives an overview of fly monitoring.
In this video, Dr Jette Knudsen from Nattaro Labs gives an overview of chemical ecology and how it can help pest controllers tackle bed bugs.
In this video, Sharon Hughes from BASF talks the ins and outs of pest control baiting strategies.
08 March 2023
On International Women’s Day 2023 Pest Solutions talk about making efforts to attract more women to pest control and the positive effect it's had on their business.
07 March 2023
BPCA has developed template checklists to evidence your justification for using lethal control when carrying out bird management work.
02 March 2023
Held once every three years, the dates and location of the next International Conference on Urban Pests have now been announced by the organisers.
01 March 2023
Professional Pest Controller magazine issue 110 is out now and available to read online for free.
28 February 2023
Press release: Say goodbye to bed bugs with Polti Cimex Eradicator Plus, launching at PPC Live 2023 in Harrogate, Yorkshire on 22 March.
Press release: PestFix are excited to be exhibiting at PPC Live in less than four weeks' time, to highlight the amazing benefits that BPCA members can receive from them.
Press release: PestWest will be in Yorkshire this March and the team is looking forward to seeing customers face-to-face.
Press release: Barrettine Environmental Health are proud to announce the launch at PPC Live of an exciting new insecticide targeting flies and moths.
29 January 2025
In December, BPCA received a Freedom of Information (FOI) response from the Metropolitan Police, which revealed that no training had been provided to officers on glue trap protocols.
21 January 2025
BPCA is pleased to announce that the search for its new Chief Executive Officer has begun.
15 April 2025
Families are at risk as bin strikes create a paradise for pests on the streets of Birmingham, say experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA).
09 April 2025
Press release: Somerset-based Squeak-A-Boo Pest Management won award for best start up at the Somerset Business Awards.
08 April 2025
PRESS RELEASE Syngenta highlight Outcast Ant, for ant control in this unseasonably warm spring weather.
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