14 April 2023

CRRU warns of alarm bells for all who use professional rodenticides

Latest barn owl surveillance, together with recent intelligence from the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme, ring alarm bells for professional-grade rodenticide users, according to CRRU.. More

26 April 2022

CRRU: Rodenticide surveillance finds stubborn barn owl residues

Rodenticide residues have been found in 88% of barn owls by the latest annual surveillance for the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More

07 August 2024

CRRU: Then and now

Dr. Alan Buckle, Nigel Cheeseright, and Martin Cobbald discuss CRRU UK's origins, its regulatory role, membership, and upcoming training requirements for 2026.. More

09 June 2015

CRRU-approved certifications for purchase and use of professional rodenticide products

The CRRU Training and Certification Work Group (T&C WG) has recently published a list of the approved certifications for proof of competence for purchase and use of professional packs of rodenticides.. More

19 July 2019

CRRU-style stewardship regime adopted by Jersey Gov

The Government of Jersey is urging pest professionals to help reduce risk of harm to wildlife.. More

04 August 2020

Current pest proofing products: applications and limitations

Following on from his demonstration at PPC Live 2020 in Harrogate, Pestology’s Gulliver Hill talks to PPC about all things proofing.. More

13 November 2019

Cycle of seasons

BPCA Chief Exec Ian Andrew takes a look at the changing of the seasons and how pest management businesses can be supported through theirs by the Association. . More

20 September 2023

Cycling for Mind: Pelsis group employee takes on 4,500 mile challenge

An employee of BPCA member Pelsis Group is cycling 4,500 miles around the UK mainland coastline to raise money for mental health charity, Mind.. More

20 December 2021

Daera issue amended interim general licences pending consultation

Daera has issued amended, interim licences. Several bird species have been removed from either all or some of the three general licences.. More

06 June 2022

Daera reopen Northern Ireland Wild Bird Licence Consultation

Daera/Northern Ireland Environment Agency is currently considering the wild bird general licences for 2022/2023 and beyond.. More

21 May 2019

Daily van checks for every pest management professional

Faulty vehicles are the bane of every pest controller. They can cost your business a lot of time and money while you wait for them to be fixed. In fact, the cost of having a vehicle off the road can be as much as £1,000 per day. . More

08 October 2018

Dare you enter the House of Pests?

BPCA has created an online experience where you can step into the shoes of a pest control technician and discover household pests in a virtual home. . More

10 May 2018

Data driven customer relationship management for pest control companies

Michael Collins is Managing Consultant at Database Marketing Counsel providing database marketing and CRM consultancy. He turns his attention to the world of pest control to help us rethink how we collect and use our customer data.. More

02 March 2023

Date and location announced for ICUP 2025 conference 

Held once every three years, the dates and location of the next International Conference on Urban Pests have now been announced by the organisers.. More

06 August 2021

Dates announced for ICUP 2022 conference

The organisers of the International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP) are now delighted to announce the dates of their rescheduled 2020 Conference.. More

22 September 2022

David French elected RSPH Fellow

David French, from BPCA member company 5 Star Pest Control, has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH). . More

06 June 2022

Dealey Environmental acquires MIDS Pest Control

Press release: BPCA member company Dealey Environmental has acquired the commercial assets of MIDS Pest Control, an established Hertfordshire-based business.. More

24 July 2019

Dealey named Future50 company

The future looks bright for BPCA members, Dealey Environmental, following the company’s inclusion in East Anglia’s Future50 this year. . More

14 April 2020

Dealey's Martin Cobbald appears on Leaders Council podcast

Martin Cobbald, from BPCA member Dealey Fumigation, talked leadership alongside Sir Andrew Strauss on The Leaders Council podcast.. More

01 November 2022

Dealing with dead rodent odours

PPC asked Bill Vaughan from Earth Care to talk us through the approaches available to deal with those nasty smells.. More

07 March 2019

Dealing with rodents in sensitive environments

We can become overly confident in our preferred method of rodent control and then suddenly we’re thrown a curveball. Chris Cagienard investigates the environmental considerations we need to make that influence our rodent control strategy. . More

30 April 2020

Dear CPD Diary

Our BPCA Registered team provides some continuing professional development inspiration for pest professionals. . More

28 February 2024

DEBUXX to showcase tailored software at PestEx 2024

DEBUXX is the web based all-in-one software solution for the pest control industry and will feature in the exhibition at PestEx in London.. More

03 February 2025

Defender Bird Spikes debut the Defender Irritator at PPC Live 2025

Press release: The Defender Bird Spikes team is heading to PPC Live with an impressive lineup of over 20 high-quality bird spikes, each expertly designed to tackle bird problems in any situation.. More

30 August 2018

Defending the dynasty

We invited ourselves into the family homes of two BPCA member companies to see how they make their family business successful in the pest control sector. . More