Pest control feature articles, stories and analysis

In-depth pest management features written for Profesional Pest Controller (PPC) magazine. Freely available online for UK pest management professionals, these feature articles have been produced by pest control experts from around the world for the British Pest Control Association’s magazine - online and in print. 

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  • 06 March 2018

    GDPR May 2018 deadline approaches: what pest control companies need to know

    The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means that individuals have greater control over how organisations collect, use and protect their personal data. It’s potentially a big change to how you’ll use client information when you’re marketing.... More

  • 06 March 2018

    INFOGRAPHIC: A look at 2017

    2017 was when BPCA set its sights firmly on engagement and satisfaction. More members, their employees and associated industries engage with us than ever before. The aim in 2018 is to drive forward membership satisfaction and engagement at all lev.... More

  • 06 March 2018

    BPCA ‘paralleled governance’ dates

    2018 sees the realisation of BPCA’s paralleled committee meeting structure. In previous years Servicing Committee meetings had been placed close to Executive Board meetings for convenience. However, this year will see a few changes to make a more.... More

  • 06 March 2018

    Ask the Technical Team March 2018

    When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our experienced technical team. We’ve rounded up a couple of the best questions we’ve had in the last few months, so everyone can benefit from the advice.. More

  • 06 March 2018

    Haven’t registered for your Regional Forum yet?

    BPCA hosts events for everyone interested in pest management all around the UK. Regional Forums are completely free to attend, so we can only think of three reasons why you haven’t registered yet... . More

  • 09 February 2018

    Pest Awareness Week is just rubbish

    The inextricable link between litter and pests is clear. More rubbish, particularly food stuffs, supports the emergence of pests, and rodent infestations particularly.. More

  • 09 February 2018

    BPCA’s PrintShop open for business

    BPCA’s newest member benefit is now open for business. The online print shop allows members to personalise quality design templates for information and promotional purposes.. More

  • 06 March 2018

    BPCA’s Contract Sharing Network (CSN) – 12 months on

    Officially launched at PestEx 2017, the CSN was developed by a group of small and medium BPCA member companies. These were either tired of being let down by smaller sub-contractors, or aggravated at the way some larger companies were treating them.... More

  • 02 February 2018

    Pest controllers updated about rodenticide resistance concerns

    A new study by Reading University has identified "the massive extent of L120Q resistance across the whole of central southern England." Co-author Dr Colin Prescott explains that L120Q is the most severe form of rodenticide resistance identified to.... More

  • 04 January 2018

    The January I started out in pest control - Asa's story

    Asa Goldschmied, Founder and Director of Proton Environmental, started out in the pest management industry five years ago now. He looks back at what it was like to change careers and his first tricky January in the business. . More

  • 08 December 2017

    BPCA lobby Natural England on delay in securing bird licences

    The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has written to Natural England expressing concern over the length of time class licences are currently being issued.. More

  • 07 December 2017

    Employers’ liability insurance – what is it and do you need it?

    Did you know that all employers are responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees and if an employee is injured whilst at work they can look to their employer for compensation?. More

  • 17 November 2017

    Recruit a pest controller: From posting a job to hiring a new employee

    Looking at bringing a new pest management technician on board but don’t know where to start? We’ll go through the whole process and tell you all about the tools we offer to help you find your perfect new colleague. . More

  • 17 November 2017

    New York Rat Safari

    Andy Beckmann organises one of the largest pest management trade shows in Europe, Pest-Protect. While researching other trade-shows around the world, Andy has seen many weird and wonderful things. In this guest article, Andy tells us about his adv.... More

  • 17 November 2017

    Don’t get replaced by a robot pest controller!

    We’ve been talking about new technology in pest management lots over the last few issues. BPCA Technical Manager, Dee Ward-Thompson investigates how we best protect our profession with the impending age of automation on the horizon.. More

  • 17 November 2017

    The death of the Yellow Pages and the rise of Shirley Temple

    Telephone, telephone table, family address book, pen pot (complete with an assortment of random pens) and The Yellow Pages. My, how times have changed…. More

  • 17 November 2017

    Quick marketing audits for every pest management company

    We get a lot of questions about how to market your pest control business. We've found four free 15-minute marketing audits that every pest management company can do to check your brand is talking to your customers.. More

  • 16 November 2017

    Controlling reputation – we can’t help if we don’t know!

    A first lesson of public relations is to take control of potentially bad press. Being part of a trade association is a useful, but often forgotten, mechanism to help preserve reputation.. More

  • 16 November 2017

    Pest control while protecting our bats

    All UK bat species eat insects and as such do play a part in insect pest control in the UK – a single bat can eat thousands of insects each night. Bats are also considered to be one of our bio-indicator species – where there is a healthy bat popul.... More

  • 16 November 2017

    PPC Live 2018: Your questions answered

    BPCA Events Manager, Lauren Day, has been to her fair share of trade shows. She answers your big questions about PPC Live.. More

  • 16 November 2017

    PPC Live: Seminars, outdoor demonstrations and exhibitors

    The full PPC Live seminar and outdoor demonstration programmes have been released! Take a look at what we've got planned. . More

  • 16 November 2017

    Back to basics: effective control of stubborn mouse infestations

    Many of us will have come across those stubborn, hard to control infestations. Pest Solutions (Glasgow) technical lead, Chris Cagienard makes the case for getting back to basics with mouse control.. More

  • 16 November 2017

    Pest control in space

    Pest controllers are no strangers to alien invasive species. With Star Wars: The Last Jedi due to hit our screens in December, we’ve received some amusing requests for practical guidance for pest technicians interested in taking their trade interg.... More

  • 16 November 2017

    Norwegian, Wood – isn’t it good? Pest management in Norway

    What happens when you take a Norwegian pest technician out with you on your rounds? James Wood, a technician from Beaver Pest Control, took Rune Bratland, owner of Skadedyrservice AS, Bergen to a couple of his regular contract jobs. . More

  • 16 November 2017

    Pestwatch: Technical help for professional pest controllers

    Our technical team is out and about all over the country, and they always have their ear to the ground. This is what they think you need to look out for between November and February.. More

 

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