BPCA news archive

25 March 2020

Pest control critical to sustain public health during Covid-19 crisis

Press release: Urgent action required to ensure pest control management can continue to be administered in the Covid-19 pandemic

25 March 2020

BPCA key worker lobbying on BBC radio

BBC Radio host talks to callers about pest management during Covid lockdown.

25 March 2020

VIDEO: Advice for pest professionals during Covid-19 pandemic

The video will help pest management businesses understand how the pandemic will affect their work, and offer suggestions for mitigating risks involved in doing pest control work.

23 March 2020

Can I go to work? Guidance for pest management professionals

Last night (23 March 2020), the Government announced further measures to stop the spread of Covid 19, including not being able to leave you home except for very specific exceptions.

23 March 2020

Pest professionals are key workers - here’s why

Read about why BPCA has been lobbying Government officials to designate pest management as key work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

20 March 2020

BPCA writes letter to schools to allow pest management to continue during Covid-19 pandemic

BPCA writes to schools and continues to urge the Government to designate pest professionals as key workers during Covid-19 pandemic.

19 March 2020

BPCA writes to Prime Minister to ask to be designated as key workers amid Covid-19 pandemic

Today, BPCA has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking that pest management professionals be designated key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

17 March 2020

Tetramethrin classification changes

Tetramethrin, the active ingredient in some insecticidal products, has been classified as a category 2 carcinogen.

16 March 2020

ICUP 2020 conference postponed

ICUP organising committee announces 2020 event to be rescheduled due to Covid-19.

13 March 2020

BPCA shortlisted for memcom award

BPCA has been shortlisted for Membership Organisation of the Year in the memcom Membership Excellence Awards.

13 March 2020

How to apply for gull licence as deadline approaches

BPCA is advising all members that they should apply for their individual licences for gull control in good time for breeding season.

12 March 2020

Record visitor numbers at PPC Live 2020

BPCA’s travelling tradeshow, PPC Live, saw record numbers of visitors when it took a trip to Harrogate, Yorkshire this week.

12 March 2020

Pest photograph competition winner announced

BPCA announced the winner of the #BestPestPic2020 competition at PPC Live.

09 March 2020

Syngenta to launch new bait station at PPC Live

BPCA member Syngenta will be launching a new, ready to use ant bait station at PPC Live on 11 March.

06 March 2020

Rodenticide regime calls for no exceptions, bad apples or excuses

The first two years with all stewardship elements in place have seen "stubbornly intractable" rodenticide residues in barn owls, says the 2019 Annual Report from the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.

05 March 2020

Scotland: three new general licences announced

Scottish Natural Heritage has released three new general licences for bird control.

05 March 2020

MIDS to host pest control event

BPCA member MIDS Pest Control are hosting a free event for pest management professionals in Letchworth at the end of March.

04 March 2020

Guidance for pest management companies on Covid-19 Coronavirus

The outbreak of New Corona Virus 2019-nCoV, commonly known as Coronavirus or Covid-19, in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, has had a major impact across the globe.

04 March 2020

CRRU study appeals for tail tip samples

Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use issues appeal for tail samples in fight against rodenticide resistance.

04 March 2020

Membership criteria change for Consultant and M&D membership

BPCA is removing the requirement for Consultant and Manufacturing & Distribution members to have been trading for 12 months before they can apply for membership.

04 March 2020

Killgerm to showcase new products at PPC Live

BPCA member Killgerm will be showcasing a range of new products on their stand at PPC Live next week.

03 March 2020

Pest management in the EU: where do we stand post-Brexit?

BPCA Chief Exec Ian Andrew explains why we're continuing to with Brussels in order to protect our professional tools.

03 March 2020

#BestPestPic2020 shortlist announced!

Our photo competition to find the best picture of public health pest control enters the next stage. Find out who made it!

28 February 2020

PestFix launch new bird control product

BPCA member PestFix unveils their newly-registered 3-Way Surface Mount Base, for use in bird-proofing applications.

28 February 2020

Storms will drive pests into homes says PelGar

BPCA member PelGar says that the back-to-back battering of the UK by storm fronts and widespread flooding is likely to drive pests into human areas.