08 October 2025

VIDEO: Seasonal flies explained: autumn fly control

CPD VIDEO In this session, Sophie Thorogood, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis, takes us through the key species, myths, and hidden issues around autumn flies. Sophie also shares her experience digging into textbooks and industry resou

08 October 2025

VIDEO: Guest webinar: Mole control

CPD VIDEO In this video, Dave Archer from DKA Pest Control talks about all aspects of practical mole control, including the rules and best practices you need to be aware of.   Could you add mole control to your services? Are you new

07 October 2025

Pest expert advice on mosquitoes in wake of UKHSA report

PESTAWARE National trade body, British Pest Control Association (BPCA), has issued advice to householders after two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes were found in the UK. A report from the UK Health Security Agency  (UKHS

07 October 2025

Public health workforce will face significant shortages without action, new report warns 

PUBLIC HEALTH The Royal Society for Public Health has published new research showing that up to 20% of the wider public health workforce could leave their jobs in the next five years.  It warns that professions like pest control, foo

02 October 2025

BPCA completes HSE consultation on anticoagulant rodenticides

TOOLKIT BPCA has submitted a detailed response to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) consultation on the future of anticoagulant rodenticides (AVKs), ensuring the voice of professional pest management is fully represented. 

29 September 2025

New Codes of Best Practice for working animals in pest management published

CODES BPCA has released two new Codes of Best Practice (CoBPs): 'Birds of Prey in Pest Management' and 'Working Dogs in Pest Management'.  A BPCA Code is a set of written rules which explains how people working in our industry

29 September 2025

BPCA wins national recognition for inclusion work

INCLUSION BPCA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee has been recognised at the Memcom Awards 2025, receiving a Highly Commended award for Best Inclusion Initiative. BPCA Marketing Manager, Scott Johnstone, said: &l

29 September 2025

BPCA to launch pest careers hub: your help needed

CAREERS BPCA is preparing to launch a brand-new online hub to showcase careers in pest management – and members are being asked to get involved. Launching in October this year, pestcareers.org.uk is a BPCA project developed by

24 September 2025

CRRU-UK CPD deadline approaches: everything you need to know if you’re on BPCA Registered

CPD As we’re sure you’re aware, from 1 January 2026, proof of competence rules for buying professional-use rodenticides are changing.   If you wish to continue purchasing and using these products, you’ll need

23 September 2025

Tragic death of retired nurse prompts allergy awareness call

PESTAWARE Experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA) are urging householders to be allergy aware after the tragic death of a retired nurse who is thought to have died following a reaction to bee stings. Press reports that Ka

22 September 2025

National Pest Awards 2025 winners announced

AWARDS BPCA members swept almost every category at the National Pest Awards in Manchester on 17 September. Organised by Pest in conjunction with the British Pest Control Association, the National Pest Technicians Association and Bas

22 September 2025

Bell Laboratories acquired by multinational investment firm

INDUSTRY NEWS  BPCA M&D member, Bell Laboratories announced it has been acquired by Berkshire Hathaway. The acquisition marks a new chapter in Bell Laboratories’ history. Bell Laboratories said it remains committed to

18 September 2025

Fake news: A pest company’s guide to dealing with malicious online reviews

BUSINESS BPCA Marketing Manager, Scott Johnstone, explores what pest control companies can do when faced with malicious or fake online reviews. He looks at how Google and Facebook handle complaints, what the law says in different parts of

16 September 2025

General Licence 002 updated for feral pigeon control in Wales

BIRD CONTROL Natural Resources Wales (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. The changes, whic

12 September 2025

Professional Pest Controller issue 120 (PPC120) out now

PPC120 is out now! It's a tiny pests special and we've got some great articles on Stored Product Insects with Richard Faulkner, monitoring and controlling small flies with Avril Turner, and a look at non-public health pest species wi

11 September 2025

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11 September 2025

Editorial: Cause and effect

PPC120 | EDITORIAL We were CC’d into a brilliant email thread this week between our technical team and the BPCA Technical Committee. It all started with a fairly standard request from Niall, who was looking for some information about was

11 September 2025

Lessons from across the channel: Yellow-legged (Asian) hornets

PPC120 | OPINION 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. This year, curi

11 September 2025

Ask the technical team: September 2025

PPC120 | TECHNICAL In this issue of Ask the technical team, we talk insecticides, "green" pest control, flea treatments and Asian Hornets. SPEED READ: You’re likely already ‘green’, with many sustainable pest soluti

11 September 2025

INFOGRAPHIC: Mind the gap

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11 September 2025

Awaab’s Law puts pests on the housing agenda

PPC120 | PESTS IN POLITICS In her debut article, BPCA Chief Executive Rosina Robson explains how the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and the phased rollout of Awaab’s Law will likely affect the pest management industry. W

11 September 2025

Non-pest invertebrate biology, behaviour and advice

PPC120 | TECHNICAL Niall Gallagher, BPCA Technical Manager, provides an overview of several insect species that, although often distressing, are not classified as public health pests.  Arthropods (or bugs, if you believe the ma

11 September 2025

Know your enemy: the key to tiny fly control

PPC120 | TECHNICAL In this article, Killgerm’s Avril Turner explains the importance of species identification in fly monitoring and control programmes. As per the shifting seasons, we always see an uplift in flying insect numb