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31 May 2022
Reporting pest control incidents
In the UK, there are paths available for the purpose of reporting incidents that occur and being aware of how to report correctly will benefit the whole pest control sector.. More
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17 August 2022
Research reveals farmers aren’t aware of resistance issues on UK farms
Press Release: Over three quarters of farmers in the UK are not aware if their farm is in an area of known rodenticide resistance, a survey by pest control solutions company, BASF, has revealed.. More
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12 November 2019
Resistance in rodents, both behavioural and metabolic
Dr Mike Ayers, from BPCA member company Precision Pest Management Solutions, investigates the impact resistance is having on the control of rodents. . More
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13 September 2017
Review: BPCA National Survey and the media
Earlier this year (on World Pest Day) we published our National Survey of local authorities as part of the worldwide campaign aimed to penetrate mainstream media, raising awareness of pest control generally, but also its influence on public health. . More
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31 May 2022
Review: PestEx 2022 round-up
As PestEx finally returned to ExCeL in London on 16 and 17 March, PPC's roving reporter, Kat Shaw rounds up her first time at the pest management show.. More
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06 June 2023
Review: PPC Live remains King in the north
PPC magazine reporter Kat Shaw shares her highlights from the year’s biggest UK pest management trade show and exhibition.. More
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27 January 2017
Revised glueboard code launched
Last month saw the re-launch of the Pest Management Alliance Code of Best Practice for the Humane Use of Rodent Glueboards. The Code has been revisited by BPCA and its fellow Alliance members, plus Natural England and DEFRA.. More
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11 September 2023
Revolutionising pest control: sustainability and digitalisation
In this PPC112 opinion piece, Daniel Schroeer looks at the shift toward sustainability, digital benefits and a bright future for pest control.. More
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01 August 2022
Richard Moseley joins Syngenta's pest management team
Press release. Richard Moseley has been appointed to the expanding Syngenta Professional Solutions team as Commercial and Technical Manager.. More
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30 August 2018
Ring-necked parakeets in buildings
Affectionately nicknamed the ‘posh pigeon’, Britain’s strangest invasive avian pest seems to be here to stay. These flamboyant rascals aren’t just targeting fruit trees.... More
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09 November 2021
Rising mouse numbers down-under
In PPC105 Gerwyn Jones, Asia Pacific Manager for PelGar International outlines some of the reasons for mouse plagues and potential outcomes.. More
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11 May 2018
Road trip to success: BPCA Strategic Plan 2018-2020
BPCA reveal their updated strategic plan 2018-2020 which includes commentary from our Chief Exec, Ian Andrew. . More
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07 March 2018
Rocket Van! Van safety for the professional pest controller
Sometimes it feels as if we spend as much time in work vehicles as we do out on jobs. How often do we take the time to really appreciate our trusty vans? Technical Manager, Dee Ward-Thompson investigates how to keep vans legal, safe and on the road.. More
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08 August 2024
Rodent Academy, Cambridge - Our agent
Stuart Blair from Graham Pest Control attended the first Rodent Academy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sharing insights from his career in pest management and his trip.. More
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01 November 2022
Rodent baiting for pest controllers and environmental impact
Oliver Madge gives an overview of the purpose of baiting strategies and how environmental surroundings should inform a pest controller’s choice of baits.. More
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23 August 2021
Rodent baiting: techniques and terminology
In PPC104, Helen Ainsworth from BPCA member company BASF takes a back-to-basics look at rodent baiting strategies.. More
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22 May 2019
RODENT RISKS: Pest closure and prosecution stories
Pest infestations, particularly associated with rodents, cause more emergency closures of food businesses than virtually anything else. Dr Stuart-Moonlight investigates. . More
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25 January 2023
Rodent traps are a suitable alternative to chemicals for controlling house mice infestations, says ECHA
The European Chemicals Agency now considers mechanical traps suitable alternatives to anticoagulants for controlling indoor mice infestations.. More
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07 March 2018
Rodenticide concentration: the effect on resistance
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 selection for resistance in house mice and Norway rats.. More
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06 March 2020
Rodenticide regime calls for no exceptions, bad apples or excuses
The first two years with all stewardship elements in place have seen "stubbornly intractable" rodenticide residues in barn owls, says the 2019 Annual Report from the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More
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20 January 2021
Rodenticide Resistance Action Group updates guidance
New papers from RRAG on resistance in both Norway Rat and House Mouse are available for pest management professionals to download now.. More
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06 August 2020
Rodenticide resistance survey appeal to farmers
Rats resistant to rodenticides are breeding in the UK and more information from farmers is needed to reduce their numbers.. More
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05 June 2020
Rodenticide resistance testing halted by lab closure
Testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has been suspended due to coronavirus-related closure of laboratory.. More
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09 May 2016
Rodenticide stewardship standard label text confirmed by HSE
Three legally binding rodenticide label phrases have been confirmed by HSE to the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More
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02 March 2018
Rodenticide-trained gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers up 13,000
Less than two years since the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime's mid-2016 introduction, 13,000 users of professional-use-only rat baits have undergone training and been awarded approved certification.. More