04 May 2018

Ask the Technical Team May 2018

Technical | PPC91 May 2018 When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our experienced technical team. Here are just a few of the latest questions posed... SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION SI.... More

28 March 2018

Conservationists unleash rodent detection dogs in final phase of world’s largest rodent eradication

Three small dogs are at the centre of the final phase of the world’s largest project to eradicate invasive species.  Terriers Wai, Will and Ahu have joined a team of 16 humans deployed by the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT.... More

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.... More

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 se.... More

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 w.... More

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&rs.... More

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. .... More

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 gre.... More

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 r.... More

06 March 2018

Back to school pest awareness

Feature business practice | PPC90 March 2018 Dee and Natalie usually spend time talking pest awareness to high-ups in food premises or the hospitality industry but sometimes something different comes along... It’s a.... More

06 March 2018

Ask the Technical Team March 2018

Feature technical | PPC90 March 2018 Being the leading association for pest management in the UK means that you get a lot of professional pest control questions piling up in your inbox. When you’re a BPCA member you can get te.... 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

17 November 2017

New York Rat Safari

Urban environment feature | PPC89 November 2017 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.... More

17 November 2017

Don’t get replaced by a robot pest controller!

Technology feature | PPC89 November 2017 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.... More

16 November 2017

Pest control while protecting our bats

Pest control feature | PPC89 November 2017 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.... More

16 November 2017

Back to basics: effective control of stubborn mouse infestations

Feature pest control | PPC89 November 2017 Many of us will have come across those stubborn, hard to control infestations. Chris Cagienard from Pest Solutions Glasgow makes the case for getting back to basics with mouse control. .... More

16 November 2017

Pest control in space

Extraterrestrial environments feature| PPC89 November 2017 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.... More

16 November 2017

Pestwatch: Technical help for professional pest controllers

Feature technical | PPC89 November 2017 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. SQUIRREL.... More

16 November 2017

Ask the Technical Team November 2017

Feature technical | PPC89 November 2017 Being the leading association for pest management in the UK means that you get a lot of professional pest control questions piling up in your inbox. When you’re a BPCA member you can get.... More

13 September 2017

Pestwatch

Feature technical | PPC88 September 2017 Tips and tricks from the BPCA technical team to see you through the last bit of the year’s pest problems. CLUSTER FLIES In Autumn, cluster flies (Pollina rudis) congregate in lar.... More

13 September 2017

That’s newts to me

Feature pest control | PPC88 September 2017 Jonathan Walker from BPCA Member company, Eradipest, expected a straightforward rodent problem. However, his site survey revealed that rats weren’t the only species that had made themselv.... More

13 September 2017

A site survey for sore eyes: external urban pest control

Feature pest control | PPC88 September 2017 What happens when your survey shows evidence of rats, badgers, deer, foxes and even slowworms? Consultant Member, Urban Wildlife, sees some of the more challenging pest control problems co.... More

13 September 2017

Ask the Technical Team September 2017

Feature technical | PPC88 September 2017 Being the leading association for pest management in the UK means that you get a lot of professional pest control questions piling up in your inbox. When you’re a BPCA member you can ge.... More

13 September 2017

Pests on holiday

Feature pest control | PPC88 September 2017 Do you struggle to leave work at home when you go away on holiday? Rather be doing a bit of pest management than topping up the tan? No, we don’t either. Regardless, we press o.... More

13 September 2017

Rats underfoot; drainage engineer or pest control technician?

Feature pest control crossover | PPC88 September 2017 What do you do when you suspect a rodent’s route of entry is from a flaw in the inaccessible pipes beneath your feet? We asked drainage expert, Mick Grant from BPCA Associate Me.... More