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In this issue, we highlight its bold approach to raising standards, driving advocacy and taking strategic risks to keep the profession moving forward. Read more>
A round-up of BPCA’s widespread summer media coverage - from wasps, flying ants and giant rats to invasive species - plus ongoing PR work with industry titles and upcoming topics for later in the year. Read more>
We outline BPCA’s work challenging failings in glue trap laws, responding to major government consultations, and highlighting key policy changes affecting pest professionals in 2025. Read more>
In this issue of Ask the technical team, we talk about winter checklists, glue trap encounters, and spring trap choices. Read more>
Our newest infographic guides professionals through selecting and legally using spring traps, covering species identification, attractants, legislation, risk assessment and competency to ensure safe, compliant trapping in the field. Read more>
Rosina Robson highlights how BPCA’s new pestcareers.org.uk hub and supporting initiatives aim to attract a more diverse and skilled workforce into pest management. Read more>
Dr Matthew Davies outlines how rodent control has evolved toward stewardship and explains the new competence requirements professionals must meet from 2026. Read more>
At PPC Live 2025 in Harrogate, a small group of pest professionals gathered around a table to tackle one of the most deceptively simple tools in the pest controller’s kit: the break-back trap. Read more>
Alex Wade joined us at a BPCA Digital Forum to discuss a fresh way of handling rodent control, by adding integrated risk management (IRM) into our thinking. Read more>
Dr Richard and Alexia Naylor outline current bed bug biology, resistance trends, effective treatment tools and monitoring methods in 2025, emphasising containment, accurate identification and evidence-based strategies for reliable control. Read more>
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