01 October 2023
PRESS RELEASE Pest control solutions manufacturer, BASF, has announced that its popular insecticide products, Goliath® Gel and Formidor®, will be withdrawn, with the last sales in March 2024 and last use on 24 September 2024.
03 October 2023
PRESS RELEASE A new survey for the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), the oldest public health agency in the world, has found that the majority of the public (85%) said there must be sufficient funding for public health workers, so they a
12 September 2023
PESTAWARE Experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA) say spiders are more likely to be seen indoors in September as they seek out dry places to breed. Mating season for spiders begins in early autumn and lasts for less than
27 September 2023
BUSINESS Research from law firm Shakespeare Martineau shows a 22% increase in UK businesses falling into administration compared to last year. According to the research, a total of 759 UK businesses filed for administration in the f
28 September 2023
POLITICS The Agriculture (Wales) Bill received Royal Assent with the sealing ceremony taking place on 17 August 2023. It introduced a ban on the use of glue traps which will come in to force on 17 October 2023. The Agricu
05 October 2023
RESEARCH BPCA is seeking pest professionals and business owners in the UK to feed into our 'Future of pest management' research project. The information you provide will be used to help protect your toolkit, set our direction
21 September 2023
GUEST BLOG Asian hornets (Vespa velutina) are a hot topic right now. Sightings in the UK have increased dramatically recently and you may have seen them in the news or on social media. Elliott Rose-King is from BPCA Consultant memb
20 September 2023
CHARITY An employee of BPCA member Pelsis Group is cycling 4,500 miles around the UK mainland coastline to raise money for mental health charity, Mind. Pelsis Group finance team member, Adam Sims is taking on the challenge following
15 September 2023
EVENTS UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a UK-wide partnership of 45 leading conservation and forestry organisations, Government agencies and companies, are marking Red Squirrel Awareness Week with free webinars. Taking place from 2
14 September 2023
PPC 112 is out now! In this autumn edition of PPC magazine we have a focus on running a successful pest control business, plus a look at the future of AI in pest control. Martin Harvey, Managing Director of Environmental Services, talks
ADVERT | PPC112 September 2023
EDITIORIAL | PPC112 September 2023 AI is taking the world by storm and it’s the topic of the moment; are our careers at risk of being lost to smart algorithms and tech like ChatGPT? It’s a very real worry for many people, part
11 September 2023
PESTS IN THE PRESS | PPC112 September 2023 With sightings of Asian hornets in early spring, followed by a media spotlight on ‘Dracula’ horseflies and the launch of Direct Line’s ‘rat map’, it’s been a bumper
TECHNICAL | PPC112 September 2023 Who you gonna call? The members of our technical team are happy to come out to visit sites with BPCA members who are struggling with a tough infestation and need hands-on advice. Get in touch!
TECHNICAL | PPC112 September 2023 PRESS RELEASE A press release was posted by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime (CRRU) on Monday, 12 June 2023. ENDING USE OF SECOND-GENERATION ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES BROMADIOLONE AND
OPINION | PPC112 September 2023 Pest managers play a crucial role in maintaining public health and ensuring the safety of our homes and businesses. In this opinion piece, Envu's Richard Faulkner explains why he believes that in the b
OPINION | PPC112 September 2023 Pest control is undergoing a significant transformation driven by the increasing demand for sustainability and digitalisation. While there are concerns about the potential ban on poison, these fears are largely
TECHNICAL | PPC112 September 2023 Following the first lockdown of March 2020, research by Richard Warren, an MSc student at the University of Derby, investigated the effects on the population of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the UK.&n
TECHNICAL | PPC112 September 2023 Stephen L Doggett is Director of Medical Entomology at NSW Health Pathology in Sydney, Australia, and Chief Editor of FAOPMA magazine. He tells PPC about his predictions for the use of AI in the pest mana
TECHNICAL | PPC112 September 2023 Returning contributor, Partho Dhang, has a PhD in Zoology and is the author of ‘Urban pest control: a practitioner’s guide’. This time he’s sharing tips on less common insects that occa
BEST PRACTISE | PPC112 September 2023 BPCA Technical Manager, Natalie Bungay, tells us why it should be standard practice for pest professionals to carry out ERAs. The widely acknowledged purpose of an environmental risk asses
BUSINESS | PPC112 September 2023 David Falzani MBE is a Professor at Nottingham University Business School’s Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HGIIE) and president of the Sainsbury Management Fellowship. Thi
OPINION | PPC112 September 2023 Martin Harvey, Managing Director of BPCA member company Harvey Environmental Services, talks about pricing, surveys and client expectations. Professional or cowboy? Take your pick. We recen
BUSINESS | PPC112 September 2023 In his comprehensive guide, James Robson, CEO of finance comparison site FundOnion, explains the types of business loans available to pest control companies. All too often, it isn’t ambition th
