10 August 2020

New pesticide labels toolbox talk released for BPCA members

A new pesticide labels toolbox talk template, for BPCA members and their employees to use, has been uploaded to the Member Documents Area (login required). It is important that employers make sure that their employees are keepi

06 August 2020

Rodenticide resistance survey appeal to farmers

Rats resistant to rodenticides are breeding in the UK and more information from farmers is needed to reduce their numbers. A new survey will compile data to establish the extent to which resistance is understood and what methods farmers a

06 August 2020

VIDEO: Terms and conditions, contracts, force majeure and cancellations - BEB Consultancy

Learn about the importance of water-tight contracts, terms and conditions. In this video, BEB Consultancy will cover subjects like: What contracts and terms and conditions you need? What is force majeure, and how could it affect you

05 August 2020

PPC100 out now

Professional pest controller magazine issue 100 is out now and available to read online for free. The magazine can be read online or downloaded as a PDF   or you can join our Affiliate Scheme and request a hard co

05 August 2020

GALLERY: PPC magazine all 100 covers

SPECIAL | PPC100 August 2020   And here we are today with our 100th issue! Thanks to our loyal readers and contributors. We’v

05 August 2020

Contego launches charity fundraising pledge

BPCA member Contego continues long-standing tradition of charitable giving back with launch of its 'Pledge to Make a Difference'.  Contego got off the ground in 2004, following funding support from the Prince's Trust chari

05 August 2020

Should I sign that? Contracts and small print with BEB Consultancy

In this guest blog, specialist contracts and legal services expert BEB Consultancy talk about how to approach written contracts, hidden terms and reading the small print. Thousands of contracts are entered into every day. The par

05 August 2020

PestEx 2021 exhibition stands at 50% sold or reserved

PestEx 2021 stands are already at 50% sold or reserved, as the industry looks forward to its first big event post-Covid-19 lockdown next March. With the London ExCeL confirming that they intend to be running full scale events v

05 August 2020

Celebrate in good times. Celebrate in bad times.

VIEWPOINT | PPC100 August 2020 I write this while we’re still in lockdown with slow signs of coming out of it. Hopefully, by the time you read this, we’ll have regained a bit of normality – whatever that may be! It

05 August 2020

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05 August 2020

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05 August 2020

The UK pest landscape and the quiet revolution

TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 In our 100th edition of PPC, regular contributor Clive Boase reviews how far the pest management industry has come since PPC first launched and, critically, where he thinks the industry might be in another 2

04 August 2020

Caught out in the countryside: Practical rabbit management:

TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Following on from his popular outdoor demonstration at PPC Live 2020 in Harrogate, this is the first in a two-part series of articles from Dave Archer, rural pest management expert. In this article, Dave tal

04 August 2020

Control silverfish professionally

TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Recent years have seen a rise in silverfish infestations and they can often be hard to control due to behaviour and habitat. We hear from global industry expert Dr Volker Gutsmann from Bayer AG, who explains

04 August 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: A short history of public health pesticides

TECHNICAL | PPC100 August 2020 Looking back over one hundred issues of PPC, it’s clear that the products in our toolkits have changed considerably. We asked Alex Wade, from member company PelGar International, to look back at rodent

04 August 2020

New luxury hotel discount BPCA member benefit

BPCA has teamed up with new luxury hotel chain Blue Orchid Hotels, to offer discounts for members on a range of experiences and accommodation. Here to Help London and its collaborative partners Blue Orchid Hotels and Global Hospital

04 August 2020

Current pest proofing products: applications and limitations

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

04 August 2020

BPCA position statement on remote monitoring for rodent management

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

04 August 2020

PESTWATCH: Delusional parasitosis and cable bugs

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

04 August 2020

Spotta’s smart pest systems attracts $1.18 million in seed funding

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

04 August 2020

Invasive pest fears for British Museum due to Covid-19 lockdown

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

04 August 2020

Ask the technical team August 2020

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

04 August 2020

How to start a pest management business - Get ready and plan

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 hearing given go-ahead over Welsh general licences

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

03 August 2020

Your first pest control employee: Two heads better than one?

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