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01 September 2025
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Rosina Robson, Chief Executive of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), outlines key policy changes on the horizon that could affect pest management companies and technicians.
17 January 2022
Following a successful first run of evening classes in 2021, BPCA Night School is back!
14 January 2022
In this video, Natalie Bungay explores pesticide labels and what pest controllers need to know to stay on the right side of the law.
05 January 2022
Defra has published updated General Licences for wild bird control in England effective from 1 January 2022.
22 December 2021
Press release: BPCA member Pelsis Group has acquired Madrid-based pest control products businesses Sanitrade and Vesta Distribuciones, to expand Edialux offering.
17 December 2021
Natural Resources Wales confirm that current Welsh general licences for the control of wild birds will be unchanged until 30 June 2022.
In this video, Natalie Bungay looks at different types of pest control waste, methods of disposal and legislation around hazardous waste.
16 December 2021
Press release: BPCA Observer member Exterminators Limited is delighted to announce that the company is planning to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange in January 2022.
15 December 2021
Press release: BPCA member Bayer are increasing access to their products by adding professional pest control suppliers, 1env, to their distributor list in 2022.
14 December 2021
An update on BPCA's fundraising efforts for Prostate Cancer UK this year and who the charity of the year will be in 2022.
Press release: On 25 November 2021 BPCA member Pestforce held its annual conference at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire.
Campaign group Wild Justice has issued a release celebrating a "landmark victory" in a legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s general licences for the control of wild birds.
Press release: BPCA member Rentokil will buy U.S.-based rival Terminix Global in a $6.7 billion deal, scaling up the company's pest control business in North America.
13 December 2021
Unidentified "pest control products" are believed to have caused the death of an 11-year-old girl in a building in east London.
BPCA is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in six categories at the prestigious Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards.
10 December 2021
CRRU announces intention to publish an abridged adaptation of the CRRU Code of Best Practice in pest rodent control in January 2022.
In this video, guest speakers from Essentially Human discuss how emotional triggers are a valuable signal, not to be ignored.
09 December 2021
As the UK tries to stay ahead of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, new restrictions have been introduced which may impact the way pest control professionals carry out work.
07 December 2021
Press release: Stainbusters Cleaning & Hygiene Services has been appointed a reseller partner for Spotta’s smart 24/7 bed bug monitoring technology.
Press release: BPCA member Pelsis provides a case study on their real-time-data-driven rodent monitoring system, TrapMe, with the help of Safeguard Pest Control.
British Pest Control Association is urging householders to seek professional help quickly if red spider mites invade their home.
02 December 2021
Press release: London Network for Pest Solutions (LNPS) is celebrating after winning the ‘Covid Response & Resilience’ award at this year’s Newham Business Awards.
30 November 2021
Press release: BPCA Observer member, Exterminators Limited, is Asia’s first pest control business to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’.
25 November 2021
In this video, Natalie Bungay explains what the CRRU code of best practice covers and what you need to consider in order to comply with it.
A summary of the key changes to employment law which come into force next year and are likely to affect pest management businesses.
24 November 2021
Press release: PGH Beegone, the pest control and live bee removal franchise, is ready to launch its second franchisee, who will run his own business covering the West Midlands and parts of Worcestershire.
27 August 2025
BPCA has stepped up its campaign to fix the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 after new undercover footage showed retailers still selling and advising on the illegal use of glue traps.
18 August 2025
The HSE is holding a public consultation on renewing anticoagulant rodenticides under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation
11 September 2025
Christopher Venables of Venables Pest Control shares first-hand insights from France on the invasive Asian hornet - its spread, behaviour, control methods, and why stronger UK collaboration is vital
Niall Gallagher, BPCA Technical Manager, provides an overview of several insect species that, although often distressing, are not classified as public health pests
In this article, Killgerm’s Avril Turner explains the importance of species identification in fly monitoring and control programmes
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