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29 January 2026
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The professional pest management industry is entering a key period of change. As standards rise, the need for a clear, credible and practical career pathway has never been more important.
02 September 2021
When it comes to audits within food premises, bad may actually be good, according to AIB international food auditor Thomas Auer.
After a year-long postponement, PestEx the pest management show returns to London in 2022.
Pest experts at a national trade body are urging householders to watch out for the six signs of fleas.
01 September 2021
Pest professionals are being asked to provide information to the Health and Safety Executive, relating to the use of lead ammunition in the UK.
27 August 2021
In this video, Natalie Bungay looks at what pest controllers need to consider when using live capture traps.
Qualified pest technicians are being offered a golden handshake of £1000 by London-based BPCA member LNPS to help with labour shortage.
23 August 2021
Professional pest controller magazine issue 104 is out now and available to read online for free.
On 12 May, the government published an action plan for animal welfare which has implications for the whole pest management sector.
PPC magazine asked Peter Barry from the Pest Management Association of New Zealand (PMANZ) to recap the story of their 2015 ban.
PPC Editor Scott Johnstone looks at the motivations behind animal welfare reforms and speculates how the industry might have to adapt.
In PPC104 Henry Mott, former president of CEPA, takes a step back to look at the ramifications of the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill.
Is there such a thing as humane pest control? Alex Wade of member company Wade Environmental investigates for PPC104.
We need to fully engage with this process of heightened animal welfare awareness, says Chris Cagienard.
In PPC104 Paul Westgate, Veritas Pest Consultancy, explains how a little entomology know-how can go a long way.
In PPC104 we look at rats being used to sniff out diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) in people’s saliva, or salmonella bacteria in contaminated food.
In PPC104, Helen Ainsworth from BPCA member company BASF takes a back-to-basics look at rodent baiting strategies.
In PPC104, the Property Care Association takes over our usual PestWatch feature with an introduction to wood-destroying insect pests.
In PPC104, Dee Ward-Thompson explains why we think that BPCA membership is still the highest pest management standard a company can meet.
20 August 2021
Field mice, bait box tampering, relocating wasps and reporting misuse of amateur pesticides are tackled in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.
In a reflection on what we’ve learned from the pandemic, PPC magazine grabbed a few BPCA Executive Board members for a quick roundtable interview on the subject
PPC magazine spoke to Ian Fuller (B.Eng) at Swarmcatcher, who has been removing and relocating live honey bees for more than a decade.
PPC magazine spoke to Ann Bone, of Des Bone Ltd, about their quarter-century journey as a pest management business.
Jack Tully, the first apprentice pest technician at BPCA member Integrum Services, took part in a quick-fire question session with PPC.
After almost ten years of outstanding service, we said ‘farewell’ to our Finance Officer Stephanie Costopoulos at the end of July.
You may have seen that we’ve had a bit of a recruitment boost at BPCA recently.
27 January 2026
BPCA is taking the fight against pests in rented properties to Northern Ireland, responding to proposals to update the Decent Homes Standard, which applies to social housing.
08 January 2026
The Draft United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025 cleared an important hurdle yesterday.
23 February 2026
Leading pest control solutions manufacturer BASF is set to return to PestEx this March with news of an exciting, innovative fly-bait solution, Seclira®, reinforcing its commitment to advancing effective, practical pest control tools for professionals
GVS Safety Division will be showcasing its advanced respiratory protection solutions at PestEx 2026, with a focus on the ELIPSE® Full Face Mask, the PX5® Powered Air-Purifying Respirator and the Z-Link® headtop.
Scarecrow Group will be exhibiting at PestEx for the first time in 2026, bringing more than 40 years of bird control expertise to the show.
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