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05 June 2020

Global Pest Management Coalition celebrates World Pest Day 2020

To celebrate World Pest Day 2020, the Global Pest Management Coalition has put together a video with associations from around the world, speaking to the value of the pest management industry as an essential service, protecting public health, food, homes & businesses.

You can watch it here:

The video features BPCA chief executive Ian Andrew, representing Britain alongside association leaders and pest professionals from places like Australia, United States and China. 

World Pest Day

“World Pest Day” was initiated by the Chinese Pest Control Association, and co-sponsored by the Federation of Asian and Oceania Pest Managers’ Association (FAOPMA), the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), and the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA).

World Pest Day was created to:

  • Increase public, government, and media awareness of the important role pest management organization plays in protecting public health
  • Project the professional image of the pest management industry
  • Promote the use of professional pest management in a scientific and socially responsible way
  • Call attention to the big threats caused by small pests

Find out more about Global Pest Management Coalition: pestmanagementcoalition.org

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You can join in the conversation on Facebook and Twitter to tell us how you help protect public health.

#WorldPestDay

Source: Online

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