26 February 2020

2020 Vision: New era for insecticides

Pest control | PPC98 March 2020 With fewer insecticides available than in the past, keeping informed about insecticide product options is more important than ever for all parts of the pest management industry. Richard Moseley, Bayer

26 February 2020

PestWatch: What’s ticking off your dog?

Technical feature | PPC98 March 2020 Dee Ward-Thompson investigates a type of tick you might not have come across yet but is slowly becoming more prevalent in the UK. At the end of last year, I went along to the Level 2

26 February 2020

Signed, Sealed and Delivered!

Business feature | PPC98 March 2020 Do you have a written contract for every bit of pest work you do? What needs to be in a contract anyway? We asked specialist contracts and legal services expert BEB Consultancy to explain

26 February 2020

Keep your contracts watertight

Business feature | PPC98 March 2020 On most of your jobs, you provide a quote, do the work to the best of your ability, the customer is happy and they pay you. But, as we all know, not every job goes that smoothly. Which? T

26 February 2020

Guess Whose Poo

Technical | PPC98 March 2020 Here at BPCA, we like to bring you the hard-hitting articles. That’s why we’re publishing this guide about poop! One of the most common signs of a pest infestation is the presence of

26 February 2020

President's report: Writing the history of pest management

Annual report 2019 | PPC98 March 2020 BPCA President Phil Halpin takes a look back at the highlights of a successful and noteworthy 2019 for the Association. As I write, I like to imagine where you’re reading this.

26 February 2020

Treasurer's report: Nine years of membership growth

Annual report 2019 | PPC98 March 2020 In our most recent annual report Mark Williams, Honorary Treasurer on BPCA's Executive Board, assesses the Association's finances for 2019. What a super year 2019 was. It was our first f

26 February 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: the year in numbers

Annual report 2019 | PPC98 March 2020 It's been a great year at the BPCA, with a successful PestEx and new initiatives like BPCA Registered. Take a look at the key figures from our 2019 annual report. 

26 February 2020

If you can make it here: Rat detection on the streets of NYC

Your association | PPC98 March 2020 Davy Brown and Tom Naden run BPCA Associate member company, RatDetection.com, a specialist drain inspection and repair company. Started in 2007, they work solely in the UK pest control industry, findin

26 February 2020

Come on Board!

Your association | PPC98 March 2020 We’re always looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to volunteer their time with us here at BPCA, whether that’s on one of our Committees or on the Association’s Ex

26 February 2020

Designed for Committee?

Your association | PPC98 March 2020 Leaving the Servicing Committee after almost 13 years, Jenny Humphrey joined after her father, who had been an active member of the BPCA for some years, passed away. She spoke to us about

21 February 2020

BPCA Forum: YOUR local pest events

Events | PPC98 March 2020 When we began organising regional events over ten years ago, Kevin Higgins, our Membership Manager, met with a few members in an evening. Now BPCA Forums regularly see audiences of 80+ with exhibit

21 February 2020

Advert: New product catalogue out now!

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21 February 2020

Advert: Fast and versatile rodent station

Advertisement | PPC98 March 2020

18 February 2020

Bayer to launch new gel bait at PPC Live

A new cockroach gel, which is the first product ever which claims to also control grey silverfish, will be unveiled at BPCA's pest management event of the year, PPC Live, in March. Bayer say the multi-use gel contains a ne

13 February 2020

GENERAL LICENCES: six licences reissued for control of wild birds

Defra has announced that six general licences for the control of wild birds in England will be reissued on a temporary basis ahead of new licences coming into force on 1 August 2020. Following a legal challenge by Wild Justice

06 February 2020

BIG BIRD WRAP-UP: General and individual licences for bird control in the UK

Since April 2019, we’ve had many updates on general licences for bird control in the UK. This quick view page will give you all the headline information and latest updates on general and individual licences in England, Northern Ireland, Scot

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. On 30 January Natural England released details of changes to the individual licences for

05 February 2020

Coronavirus: advice for employers

Cases of Wuhan novel coronavirus have been confirmed in a number of countries other than China including Thailand, Singapore, Japan, the USA, Canada and France. The first cases of the coronavirus have also now been confirmed in the UK, so are

03 February 2020

BPCA launches #WeAreBPCA campaign

After the success of the Be Protected. Professionally. campaign, BPCA has launched a new pest awareness message and is asking members to get involved.  All BPCA Servicing members will be receiving a USB stick packed full of useful tools t

30 January 2020

FAQ: Lesser black-backed and herring gull licensing

An FAQ regarding the Lesser Black-Backed Gull and Herring Gull bird control licensing changes. Why are there changes to the number of gulls that can be controlled? Herring gull and lesser black-backed gull have been excluded from the ge

30 January 2020

Natural England releases details of new bird control licensing arrangements for herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls

Natural England has today [Thursday 30 January] set out changes to licences for the lethal control of herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls in England. Owing to their poor conservation status, herring gulls and lesser black-ba

29 January 2020

New licences for Lesser black-backed and Herring gull released tomorrow – England

Natural England (NE) has confirmed that new bird licences for the control of the Lesser black-backed gull and Herring gulls will be released tomorrow (30 January 2020). This is a breaking story, and BPCA will publish more details as they come

29 January 2020

BPCA members team up to deliver bee removal workshops

Beegone, a part of BPCA Servicing Member PGH Pest Control, and BPCA Manufacturer and Distributor member Killgerm are partnering up to offer training on feral bee removal. The training will be delivered by Beegone Managing

29 January 2020

Bayer launches updated pest app

BPCA member Bayer's Pest Solutions Team is launching a new version of its free Pest Partner app. Developed as a tool for pest technicians, the Pest Partner app is a source of useful pest information, control advice as well