05 July 2018
Member story | BPCA online South London-based Beaver Pest Control has been awarded the pest control contract for the City of London Corporation. The three-year deal included elements such as EN 16636 Certification, provision of work ex
Pest management professionals, companies and trade associations from across the world assembled in Portugal’s Coastal town of Cascais for the third Global Summit on 4 June. The event lasted three-days and was hosted by the Confederation of
26 June 2018
Today after the Associations 2018 AGM, BPCA’s Executive Board formally welcomed three new members to its committee. The Executive Board is BPCA’s governing committee and includes such responsibilities as setting the Associatio
Today after its Annual General Meeting (AGM), BPCA announced that it plans to introduce a professional recognition scheme incorporating CPD as a new member benefit from 2019 onwards. The scheme, ‘BPCA Registered’ will be run by BPC
15 June 2018
Press release | PestAware The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is urging the public to be on their guard for wasps as they anticipate a significant increase in prevalence this summer. This season could be a bumper year as&nbs
14 June 2018
BPCA has produced a guidance document to help our members decide how often they need to check their snapback/break-back traps. The guidance document was created at the request of members and goes alongside the newly created Code of Best Practice
The new Code of Best Practice for The Use of Air Guns in Pest Control is now available to download. BPCA Codes of Best Practice (COBP) are written rules which explain how people working in the pest management industry should behave in a
11 June 2018
Member story | BPCA online Preston based, Alpha Pest Control, has celebrated 25 years of service to the pest control industry. Alpha Pest Control marked the occasion by throwing a surprise event in London for employees and national
04 June 2018
6 June 2018 is the second ever World Pest Day. To mark the occasion, we’re imagining what would be different in a world without any pest management. Pest management professionals from five continents are getting together today for the Glob
23 May 2018
Most of us get pretty upset when we see a rat stealing food from a bird table, but what if we spotted a rat eating the birds right out of the trees themselves? That's precisely the moment a photographer captured on camera in Lincolnshire. The&nb
21 May 2018
The European Commission is conducting an open public consultation relating to the possible adoption of rules applicable to drone operations. Any changes in the rules may affect professional pest management companies that use drones as a tool wit
20 May 2018
Professional Pest Controller issue 91 is out now and available completely for free. The BPCA member and industry magazine is packed full of all the latest pest control news and features (May 2018). PPC magazine is made for our members, pes
11 May 2018
President foreword | PPC91 May 2018 Hopefully, by the time you read this, some better weather has finally arrived. Speaking with many technicians, the terrible weather we’ve endured right through into mid-April has undoubtedly re
Events | PPC91 May 2018 Third time’s the charm for BPCA’s roaming trade show, PPC Live. With more visitors, exhibitors, and positive feedback than ever before – we’re calling it a win for everyone involved.
Events | PPC91 May 2018 PPC Live 2018 in numbers. Take look at the feedback, stats and figures from pest controls's biggest get together this year! < Contents Next article >
Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 Director of Precision Pest Management Solutions and BPCA Executive Board Member, Mike Ayers, shares his thoughts on why it’s now more important than ever for BPCA members to mobilise and consider the
Your association | PPC91 May 2018 I am delighted to share with you an overview of our strategy for the next three years. In the spirit of “driving excellence in pest management” let’s take the idea of driving as an analogy
Your association | PPC91 May 2018 BPCA’s new consumer-facing blog has launched. PestAware provides domestic and commercial pest advice, encouraging potential clients to use the Find a Pest Controller tool getting BPCA members even mor
Environment | PPC91 May 2018 A good wasp season can give the diligent pest controller a tidy profit, and so there is the temptation to rely on these returns in subsequent years. However wasp work can be a fickle game, and you could fin
Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 One day I’ll fly away… but until then, we’ll press ahead practising the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) with vigour, says Ralph Izod, Managing Director of BPCA member company D
Ecology | PPC91 May 2018 BPCA’s newest special interest group, Beewise, has been put to work trying to take the sting out of communicating with clients about bees around the home. As we enter into the end of Spring and
Press release | PestAware National trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is issuing an appeal to the British public to ‘bee-aware’ as warmer weather looms. BPCA is issuing a timely message for those
10 May 2018
Study finds New York mice harboured disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. When you think New York pest problems, your mind might well jump straight to rats. After all, New York City gave us the rat safari (featured in PP
Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 As the process of how we deal with our waste evolves, so does our requirement to protect it from flies. Clive Boase, Principal Consultant of BPCA member company the Pest Management Consultancy, explores the pro
Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 As professional pest controllers, many of us deal with large and small food sites and it is essential that we focus on which pests pose the most significant risk to our customers. Although rodent infestations t
