04 August 2020
TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Following on from his demonstration at PPC Live 2020 in Harrogate, Pestology’s Gulliver Hill talks to PPC about all things proofing. Proofing is about denying a pest access to its envir
TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Digital monitoring for pest activity appears in lists of services offered by pest management companies across the world. But what will the impact of remote monitoring have on the level of service a company p
TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 In this PestWatch, BPCA Technical Officer Natalie Bungay takes a look at pests that aren’t real. What is delusional parasitosis and how do we deal with it? – includes reference to self-harm
Investors have rewarded the commercial success of BPCA member Spotta’s smart pest systems with a $1.18 million seed funding round. This investment is said to reflect Cambridge-based Spotta’s huge potential in global markets i
Priceless exhibits risk being damaged by invasive insects, due to an absence of visitors during lockdown, the British Museum has warned. Experts at the museum have warned that the lack of tourists visiting the institution due t
TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Nuisance neighbours, pest risk assessments, gull control licences and rodent carcasses are all covered in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team. SPEED READ LAs have to keep their distri
BUSINESS | PPC100 August 2020 Kevin Higgins looks at what you should think about before leaving the day job and what you need to launch a successful pest management business. Long-suffering BPCA Membership Manager, Kevin H
03 August 2020
Wild Justice, the campaign group spearheaded by Chris Packham, has been granted an expedited hearing over "legality" of bird control licences issued by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The hearing, believed to be taking place in
BUSINESS | PPC100 August 2020 Taking on your first employee is a landmark moment for any pest management business. It can bring in changes to procedures, policies and management style. We asked Which? Trusted Traders to find us some
Business Feature | PPC100 August 2020 In this article, Paul Bates, Managing Director at Cleankill Pest Control, talks about motivating and inspiring staff using incentives, beyond giving a simple paycheck. You
YOUR ASSOCIATION | PPC100 August 2020 BPCA’s Communications Officer Kat Shaw spoke to Gabrielle Hogg, trainee pest technician with Pest Solutions. One of the industry’s brilliant up-and-comers, we talk about her mentoring
YOUR ASSOCIATION | PPC100 August 2020 We’ve put together this useful organisation chart so you can understand how BPCA works. You may even spot an area of the Association you’d like to volunteer your time in. SPEED VIE
YOUR ASSOCIATION | PPC100 August 2020 Over time, BPCA Forums have evolved from small member meetings in an evening, to regularly seeing audiences of over 80, exhibitor tables, a full morning of speakers and a calendar of at leas
ON ASSIGNMENT | PPC100 August 2020 In May this year, BPCA released the first in a series of new downloadable CPD assignments, giving pest controllers the opportunity to research and write about a topic in order to earn valuable CPD points
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29 July 2020
The four UK governments and environment agencies are working together on a project to develop a UK-wide electronic waste tracking service to capture information on the movement of non-hazardous, hazardous and international shipments of green list w
24 July 2020
A new permanent website for the International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP) has been unveiled and includes free access to all previous ICUP papers and posters. The new site has been unveiled by the Executive Committee of ICU
Free DNA testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has resumed with the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. Chairman Dr Alan Buckle calls for tail samples of freshly killed rats and mice from pest controllers, farmers and
23 July 2020
The announcement in March that the country would lock down to slow the spread of Covid-19 meant that BPCA’s most popular residential training course was postponed until further notice. Following the lifting of these Covid-19 re
21 July 2020
BPCA member Pelsis have launched a new remote rodent monitoring system for pest control professionals. The TrapMe remote rodent monitoring system combines a trap with built in remote monitoring functionality and, accordin
16 July 2020
BPCA has issued a new downloadable assignment on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to help pest professionals keep up with their continuing professional development (CPD). The CPD assignments are designed for those working in
15 July 2020
Learning how blogging and social media can allow you to promote your business, share news stories and engage with other pest controllers. In this video, Scott discusses how to create an integrated social media strategy and privacy laws that yo
