16 January 2019

Significant developments from rodenticide stewardship in 2018

The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) UK has released it’s 2018 annual report into the state of the UK rodenticide stewardship regime. The UK rodenticide stewardship regime implemented several commitments in 2018, includ

16 January 2019

Ficam® D successfully re-approved for future use… but with caveat

BPCA member company, Bayer has announced that Ficam® D has been reapproved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). However, the new label will no longer allow for the use of this pesticide outdoors. Bayer states that Ficam® D (UK-

15 January 2019

BRC Global Standard for Food Safety updated guidance published

Issue 8 of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety is now out with an accompanying BPCA guidance document for members. SPEED READ: New issue 8 out now to view (free to download at the BRC bookshop) Issues 8’s

14 January 2019

VIDEO: Introducing the British Pest Control Association (BPCA)

Pest problems. We’ll all have them at some point in our lives. In fact, pest control services are called on around 800,000 times every year in the UK. We've put together this video to let people know how BPCA can help with your domestic or

11 January 2019

2019 PPC magazine advertising rates card - out now

The new advertising rates card for Professional Pest Controller magazine is out now. The popular journal for the pest management industry has a new rates card available to download that includes print and digital options at great price

18 December 2018

PPC93 out now

View the latest issue The magazine can be read online, downloaded as a PDF or you can join our Affiliate Scheme and request a hard copy.  In this issue Time to say goodbye President foreword for Dece

18 December 2018

President foreword: Time to say goodbye

President foreword | PPC93 December 2018 Looking back at the first foreword I wrote, back in PPC88, I’m pleased to see that much of what we discussed then remains both relevant to BPCA and the wider industry now, 18 months later.

18 December 2018

Advert: Harmonix

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18 December 2018

PPC READER SURVEY: Feedback and win!

Competition | PPC93 December 2018 Professional Pest Controller (PPC) is a membership and trade magazine designed to give our industry all the latest technical information, best practice guidance, business trends, marketing tips, new produ

18 December 2018

Changes to monitoring and bait box stickers

Stick(er) around, this could take a while Some rodenticide labels now refer to a requirement for labelling monitoring and bait stations with specific information. This has come directly from the regulators of these products, and there is not too m

18 December 2018

PestEx 2019: seminar and floorplan sneak-peek

Advertising | PPC93 December 2018 The biggest pest control show in the UK is getting even bigger! It’s about time we gave you a sneak peek at the packed seminar schedule for PestEx 2019... The biggest pest control show in

18 December 2018

Advert: Advion Ant

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18 December 2018

Formulation focus for gel bait performance

Advertising | PPC93 December 2018 While overall results are extremely good, understanding how different formulations work can help select the most appropriate products and help to get the best from them, reports Syngenta Technical Manager

07 December 2018

The humble cuckoo wasp solves a pest-related dispute

Pest control | PPC93 December 2018 In this new PPC feature we delve into the travel diaries of John Lloyd, Technical Consultant and Entomologist at BPCA consultant member company, IPMIC, and ask him to tell us one of his ‘Consultant S

07 December 2018

Tiny pests in and around the home

Tiny pests | PPC93 December 2018 When people think of house pests, it’s usually mice or cockroaches. We often overlook the tiny insects which may be living in British homes and eating your client’s clothes, furniture, books and

07 December 2018

Fly's eye view: Sleeping sickness control

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Scientist and zoology lecturer, Dr Roger Santer, is looking through the eyes of a tsetse fly to ascertain how they see colour. The research will inform the effective trapping of these blood-feeding insects an

07 December 2018

Advert: Bigger. Better. BOOGIE!

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07 December 2018

Pestwatch: Cat and dog fleas

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 In this in-depth PestWatch analysis, BPCA Field Officer, Natalie Bungay, investigates cat and dog fleas, paying particular attention to the sources of infestations even when a host appears absent. &nbs

07 December 2018

Micro pest macro photography

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Macro photography is the process of getting extremely close to a subject (which is usually very small in size, such as insects and spiders), to produce a photograph where the size of the subject is greater th

07 December 2018

Promotional photography tips for pest controllers

Marketing | PPC93 December 2018 Photography leaves a lasting impression on current and potential clients, be it for a snappy piece of print, a team pic for your website, or just something for social media. Ken Davidson, the consultant desig

07 December 2018

Ask the technical team December 2018

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Break back traps, the law on pest control and proactive pest advice tips all features in this issues ask the technical team. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you nee

06 December 2018

Become a bed bug specialist

Pest control | PPC93 December 2018 Chris Cagienard, our go-to ‘Back to Basics’ feature writer, returns to give us an insight into adding bed bug services to your portfolio. But, as Chris describes, offering bed bug services isn&

06 December 2018

The case for rat blockers

Prevention | PPC93 December 2018 Rats love drains. They’re a hidden highway to access property unseen and cause costly damage to property and health concern for the occupants. Daniel Bamford, Director of BPCA member company Metex

06 December 2018

Code of best practice: Pest control foot personnel

Business practice | PPC93 December 2018 Take a look at the new BPCA Code of Best Practice (COBP) for Pest control foot personnel, released exclusively in PPC93. You can download the Code of Best Practice document from the BPCA document

06 December 2018

An interview with a London foot operative

Business practice | PPC93 December 2018 We caught up with Nick King from Beaver Pest Control, to find out what it’s really like to be a foot operative on the streets of London. You can see the new Code of Best Practice for