11 September 2025
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PPC120 | EDITORIAL We were CC’d into a brilliant email thread this week between our technical team and the BPCA Technical Committee. It all started with a fairly standard request from Niall, who was looking for some information abo
PPC120 | OPINION Christopher Venables of Venables Pest Control shares first-hand insights from France on the invasive Asian hornet - its spread, behaviour, control methods, and why stronger UK collaboration is vital. This year, curi
PPC120 | TECHNICAL Speed read: You’re likely already ‘green’, with many sustainable pest solutions available When it comes to flea treatments, fail to prepare, prepare to fail! Regular maintenance of your equipment is
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PPC120 | PESTS IN POLITICS In her debut article, BPCA Chief Executive Rosina Robson explains how the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and the phased rollout of Awaab’s Law will likely affect the pest management industry. W
PPC120 | TECHNICAL Niall Gallagher, BPCA Technical Manager, provides an overview of several insect species that, although often distressing, are not classified as public health pests. Arthropods (or bugs, if you believe the ma
PPC120 | TECHNICAL In this article, Killgerm’s Avril Turner explains the importance of species identification in fly monitoring and control programmes. As per the shifting seasons, we always see an uplift in flying insect numb
PPC120 | TECHNICAL Richard Faulkner, Envu’s National Account and Technical Manager for the UK and Ireland, gives PPC readers an overview of the Stored Product Insects (SPIs) that UK pest professionals are most likely to encounter.
PPC120 | PESTWATCH Niall Gallagher, BPCA Technical Manager, gives PPC readers this complete guide to the biology, risks and control of the lesser housefly. The lesser housefly (Fannia canicularis) is a familiar but often underestimated pe
PPC120 | YOUR ASSOCIATION PPC Editor Kat Shaw, took a trip to London in spring to visit Greg Fee, founder of Total IPM. While taking a tour of the Natural History Museum, a client of Total IPM, they talked about carrying out pest co
PPC120 | OPINION Pollinator protection legislation, tightening planning controls around listed buildings and a public obsession with all things eco-friendly have made feral honey bee jobs some of the most sensitive call-outs in the modern pest
PPC120 | BUSINESS Invoice fraud is a threat to everyone. It occurs when criminals target a legitimate payment by a customer to a business and redirect that money to another bank account. PPC asked our friends at Which? Trusted Trader for
PPC120 | MEET THE MEMBER PPC magazine editor Kat Shaw took a trip to Crawley in May, to visit Pest Control Officer Maggie Orszak, and her manager Debbie Gomez, at Crawley Borough Council. With a strong stomach, a fascination for pests, an
PPC120 | YOUR ASSOCIATION In this article, Anna Iversen from US-based equipment manufacturer B&G (a Pelsis brand) shares her expert guidance on compressed air sprayer maintenance. Drawing on over two decades in pest management, Anna w
08 September 2025
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POLITICS On 5 September 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a sweeping reshuffle across the government, with several prominent ministerial changes, including new appointments at Defra and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Co
03 September 2025
VOLUNTEER BPCA is inviting members to volunteer for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Working Group. The group is shaping resources such as the ESG Toolkit, which will help pest management businesses of all
01 September 2025
PESTS IN POLITICS Rosina Robson, Chief Executive of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), outlines key policy changes on the horizon that could affect pest management companies and technicians. From employment reforms to sma
28 August 2025
PESTAWARE Experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA) are encouraging householders to check their chimneys for nests before the arrival of autumn and cooler weather. Jackdaws are a common British bird known for nesting in dar
27 August 2025
EVENTS If you are one of the many international delegates planning to attend PestWorld 2025 organised by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and have not yet registered – don’t delay. The discounted early bird regi
PRESS RELEASE As the battle against bed bugs rages on, professional pest controllers find themselves on the frontline of defence against these tiny but troublesome creatures. With densely populated urban areas and extensive use of transpo
