08 March 2018

PPC90 and PPC Live Showguide out now

Professional Pest Controller issue 90 and the PPC Live showguide are out now. The BPCA member and industry magazine is packed full of all the latest pest control news and features (March 2018). PPC magazine is made for our members, pest co

02 March 2018

Rodenticide-trained gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers up 13,000

Less than two years since the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime's mid-2016 introduction, 13,000 users of professional-use-only rat baits have undergone training and been awarded approved certification. This takes the proportion of stewardship-ce

28 February 2018

Amazon US to pay $1.2 million for illegal pesticide sales

The United States Environmental Protection Agency says it has reached a $1.2 million settlement with Amazon over the sale of illegal pesticides. It's one of the largest penalties accessed under federal pesticides laws. Federal authorit

28 February 2018

Your say: Public consultation on derogation to the exclusion criteria

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a public consultation derogation to the exclusion criteria. Active substances meeting the following exclusion criteria should normally not be approved: carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substanc

28 February 2018

New pest advice blog launched for pest awareness week - PestAware

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. PestAware – the pest control blog is our commitment to p

07 March 2018

Professional pest control is getting together!

The stage is set for the most important pest management event of 2018. Held on Wednesday 14 March 2018 at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire – PPC Live should have a firm place in your diary. This year, PPC Live is all

07 March 2018

All together now

President foreword  l | PPC90 March 2018 PPC Live Maybe you’re reading this while working your way through the packed hall of exhibitors or between participating in one of the informative seminars or live demonstrations.

07 March 2018

Advert: PestFix grows from strength to strength

Advertisement | PPC90 March 2018 PestFix has been working hard to make your customer experience even better and to give you greater value, and is delighted to announce some exciting new developments for 2018. New: rodenticide bait statio

07 March 2018

Anticoagulant resistance in house mice ...a moving target.

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 Move with it ...or miss out! Adrian Meyer is an author and editor of the British Pest Management Manual (BPM). He talks us through the issue of pesticide resistance and the research being conducted.

07 March 2018

Rodenticide concentration: the effect on resistance

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 Sharon Hughes, Global Technical Marketing Manager of Rodenticides at BASF, considers how the proposed reduction in the concentration at which anticoagulants are used may impact on resistance and selec

07 March 2018

Anticoagulant rodenticide changes for 2018

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 There are few sectors where changes in legislation lead us to have to adapt our practice as much as the pest management industry. Product changes can be tricky to follow at the best of times, but we&r

07 March 2018

New Code of Best Practice: Snap back traps

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 The new Code of Best Practice for The Use of Break Back Traps/Snap Traps has been released. If you’re working in a BPCA Servicing company you should already be following the Code as it&rsquo

07 March 2018

Black Death? It wasn’t me

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 A new study suggests that rats might not be responsible for spreading the Black Death and subsequent epidemics of bubonic plague that rampaged across Europe, Asia and Africa for over 600 years.

07 March 2018

PPC Live: Meet the speaker - Clive Boase

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 We catch up with Clive to find out what we should expect from his upcoming seminar at PPC Live 2018 titled Resistance – back to basics. I have worked in the pest control industry for

07 March 2018

How do you sell pest control to a farmer?

Feature pest control | PPC90 March 2018 With stewardship being (very nearly) two years old, Marketing and Communications Manager Ben Massey looks at the business opportunities that have been created. Back in 2016 I wrote about st

07 March 2018

Pestwatch: Squirrels

Feature technical | PPC90 March 2018 We’ve changed our regular PestWatch feature and asked our technical team to focus on just one pest to look out for over the coming months. To kick off, Dee and Natalie have chosen the grey s

07 March 2018

Advert: The best thing since 'mice bread'

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07 March 2018

Top 5 weird and wonderful pest call-outs

Feature technical | PPC90 March 2018 “There’s nowt so queer as folk,” as our friends in the north often say. As pest controllers, we’re well-placed to confirm this piece of ancient Yorkshire wisdom. We regu

07 March 2018

Branding your pest control van

Feature promotion | PPC90 March 2018 Marketing and Communications Manager, Ben Massey, looks at the top tips for using your pest control van as a canvas for marketing and promoting your business. Speed read Keep info to a

26 February 2018

Pest Awareness Week kicks off with war on litter to tackle rodent numbers

Press release | PestAware The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is urging the public to be mindful of the link between pests and litter as part of a week-long event to raise awareness of the issue of species such as rats and mice i

26 February 2018

Everything you need to know about heat treatments for bed bugs

Buyers guide | PestAware Heat treatments are a chemical-free method of pest control used to treat bed bugs by raising the temperature of an affected room. David Hammond is the inventor of heat treatment technologies. He tells us how t

23 February 2018

Surge in poison-resistant rat numbers

Press release | PestAware British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is highlighting the importance of expert pest control after a report revealed a new generation of rats carrying a genetic mutation which makes them resistant to conve

23 February 2018

Pest Control in the hospitality industry according to the Hygiene Doctor

Guest blog | PestAware Pest control is very important to the hospitality industry. Failure to control pests can lead to serious legal consequences including the closure of the premises, fines and prosecutions, and catastrophic drops in food h

23 February 2018

Green pest control - Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Smarter pest control | PestAware For many premises managers, a proactive pest management strategy is low down the list of business priorities. But when selecting a pest control contract, care should be given to specify a contractor that can p

22 February 2018

Do I need pest control?

Pest management | PestAware Maybe you've spotted a rat in your garden or discovered a wasp nest in your shed. Perhaps you suspect your favourite furniture is infested with biting insects. Might your company stockroom be rife with unwelco