15 October 2019

UK aid tops up funding to tackle malaria

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma announced that the UK would match £100 million of private sector funding to help tackle malaria. Mr Sharma said the international community must “work together to do more to fig

09 October 2019

Rat lungworm’s sluggish journey to Europe

Scientists are looking into the spread of rat lungworm to several popular European holiday destinations. First noted in China in the 1930s, rat lungworm is widespread in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. However, in the last de

09 October 2019

Cliverton names new director

A new divisional director has been appointed at BPCA Associate member animal-related business insurance specialist Cliverton.   Mark Briggs has joined the company, bringing with him more than 20 years of insurance experience.

04 October 2019

Hygeia Award wins for Rentokil employees

British Pest Control Association member Rentokil Initial is celebrating after two of its employees scooped Hygeia Awards for commitment to public health. At a ceremony held by the Royal Society for Public He

12 May 2021

Plastic waste: is it time to think outside the box?

BUSINESS | PPC103 MAY 2021 In this guest blog Sean Taylor, Pestforce Managing Director and owner, asks how pest management professionals can work smarter and greener, to help tackle climate change and cut waste. I was

03 October 2019

Kiwa Group welcomes Acheta Consulting

The merging of BPCA member Acheta Consulting to Kiwa's Agri Food Division has been announced. Acheta provides independent pest control consultancy and will be joining Kiwa Ltd, the UK arm of Netherlands-based Kiwa Group.

03 October 2019

Fendona 6SC to be discontinued

BASF will not be continuing with the production of the insecticide Fendona 6SC, following recent re-registration.   In accordance with the Biocidal Products Regulations, BASF submitted dossiers to support renewal of the followin

02 October 2019

BASIS recruiting Chair for Board of Trustees

National charity BASIS is seeking to recruit a Chair for the Board of Trustees, starting in April 2020. BASIS CEO, Stephen Jacob, explains the Chair will play a vital role in the running of the charity, that looks to support and dev

30 September 2019

Changes to bird control general licences in Wales

Following a successful legal bid in England by campaign group Wild Justice, Natural Resources Wales has announced changes to its own general licensing system.   From Monday 7 October three general licences will be replaced, with

27 September 2019

New way to pass your Level 2 Award in Pest Management

BPCA has announced a new 7-day, modular, non-residential training course in the centre of London this November. As part of its membership criteria, BPCA recognises the Level 2 Award in Pest Management as the entry-level qualification for pest

27 September 2019

BPCA Registered accepted route for register of pest professionals in Ireland

BPCA Registered has been approved as a recognised system for the employees of members working in Ireland to evidence their skills, qualifications and continued professional development.  The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

23 September 2019

New product manager at Bayer

BPCA member company, Bayer Environmental Science has appointed a new product manager to oversee the pest product portfolio.  Tim Peeling has been working in the professional pest sector for over 15 years and brings a huge amount of e

13 September 2019

BPCA on food: open letter on the role of pest management in National Food Strategy

BPCA has written an open letter to contribute to the independent review on developing a national food strategy, commissioned by Defra. We set out our case for the inclusion of pest management provisions and our role in protecting citizen’s fo

13 September 2019

CONSULTATION: Wild birds general licence survey launched by Defra

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has launched a public survey as part of a planned review of general licences to manage wild birds in England. Defra is leading this review in close partnership with Natural England. Take the su

29 August 2019

Remembering John Kay

It is with great sadness that we learned this week of the passing of former BPCA President, John Kay. John was a familiar face to many in the pest management industry, with a career spanning 35 years. Joining Rentokil from the Royal Navy,

29 August 2019

Pest photo of the year launched

BPCA is looking for the best pest photograph of the year and is offering a £500 prize for anyone who captures the perfect image of public health pest control. The competition is officially open now. All you need to do is tweet

28 August 2019

Mitie Pest Control purchase given go-ahead

The purchase of Mitie Pest Control by Rentokil Initial has been green-lit by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following an investigation.   In an update posted on the Gov UK website, the CMA a

23 August 2019

PPC96 out now

Professional pest controller magazine issue 96 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 copy. 

23 August 2019

Advert: New Partix technology

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23 August 2019

More than a business decision

President foreword | PPC96 August 2019 How do you decide whether your membership is value for money or not? Domestic work trickles in from the ‘Find a pest controller’ tool. Your membership certificate and

23 August 2019

May you live in interesting times...

Chief Exec Viewpoint | PPC96 August 2019 ‘May you live in interesting times’ is a phrase we often use and is translated from a Chinese curse. Presumably, if times were less interesting, we would have fewer challenges

23 August 2019

Flying insects in hospitals carry 'superbug' germs

Health and safety | PPC96 August 2019 More than 50% of bacteria recovered from flying insects in a group of English hospitals were resistant to one or more antibiotics, posing a potential infection risk to patients, according to a ne

23 August 2019

Ask the technical team August 2019

Technical | PPC96 August 2019 Our technical team tackle bee nests, reporting and delusional parasitosis in this issue. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our experienced techni

23 August 2019

A birds-eye view of general licences

Legislation| PPC96 August 2019 Since April this year, it’s been all hands on deck in the pest management world, getting to grips with changes in bird control licences and the way we manage pest birds. Now that we have some

23 August 2019

INFOGRAPHIC: General licence decision tree 2019

Legislation | PPC96 August 2019 Need a hand figuring out whether you're covered by the new general licences or if you need to apply for an individual licence? Take a look at our infographic.