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16 March 2017
Movie Review: Morgan Spurlock’s Documentary ‘Rats’
It’s very rare to be able to combine a love for pest control and cinema, but when a 1:28 horror documentary makes its way onto Netflix - it’s time to get out the popcorn.. More
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16 May 2017
Prince Charles to control grey squirrels with Nutella and contraception
It is understood that Prince Charles has backed a government plan to sterilise grey squirrels using traps filled with Nutella and oral contraceptive, with the aim of protecting their red cousins.. More
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16 May 2017
Members embrace CRRU Code of Best Practice and get amazing results
Back in 2016, Matt Garwood and his team at MG Pest Control switched over their sites to be fully compliant with the CRRU Code of Best Practice and started to monitor pest activity.. More
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24 April 2017
Move over, Pizza Rat... It's Taco Squirrel!
A gutsy rat that dragged a full slice of pizza down the stairs of a New York City subway station became a social media sensation back in 2015.. More
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07 January 2013
Rats blamed for blaze - save yourself from similar devastation
Rats could be to blame for a fire at a coach firm, destroying three coaches and three minibuses in Hedge End, near Southampton.. More
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07 November 2013
BPCA comments on recent rodenticide resistance stories
Technical Manager Richard Moseley said "cases of resistance in rats have been known for decades.". More
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12 November 2014
Disposal of rodent carcasses and other waste
BPCA Members are well aware of the potential difficulties surrounding disposal of waste in general and rodent carcases in particular.. More
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18 March 2015
CRRU launches Code of Best Practice for Rodent Control and Safe Use of Rodenticides
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) has launched the document that forms the heart of the stewardship campaign around SGARs.. More
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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
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15 June 2015
Pressure mounts on SGAR abusers
A recent case in Scotland saw not only a prosecution for the individual but also his employer when a wild bird was found to have been poisoned. More
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12 August 2015
Rodenticide stewardship's complex timelines clarified
Complex overlapping timelines in the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime have been published in graphical format by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU). . More
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25 September 2015
Update from the Pest Management Alliance: Rodenticide Stewardship and the Professional Pest Management Sector
Two years ago manufacturers and users of anticoagulant rodenticides were presented with a clear choice; ensure stewardship of these products or potentially lose their use. The members of the Pest Management Alliance were consulted by HSE/CRRU as p.... More
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09 October 2015
RSPH candidates first to achieve legally required qualification under rodenticide stewardship scheme
Candidates from Rentokil taking the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Rodenticides became the first cohort to achieve a qualification that complies with the Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide (SGAR) s.... More
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29 October 2015
Dip I accepted by CRRU
For anyone who wishes to purchase or use professional use rodenticides from next year, a number of existing training certificates were grandfathered by CRRU including the BPC Diploma Part 1 from 1998 - 2004.. More
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17 December 2015
Major wholesalers withdraw cruel rodent glue traps following HSI-UK’s Unstuck Campaign
Wholesalers, professional pest control industry experts and the RSPCA are getting behind Humane Society International/UK's Unstuck campaign to ban the public sale of cruel rodent glue traps. . More
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03 February 2016
Pest controllers alerted to end of routine permanent rat baiting around rural buildings
Except as a justifiable last resort against clear long-term threats to human or animal health, the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime now rules out permanent rodenticide baiting around the outside of rural buildings.. More
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16 February 2016
Southampton’s MX Wholesale withdraws rodent glue traps following HSI-UK’s Unstuck Campaign, sets industry example
Southampton-based MX Wholesale, the UK's No.1 cash and carry wholesaler, has been praised by animal welfare campaigners Humane Society International/UK for withdrawing from sale rodent glue traps.. 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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09 May 2016
Two new backers brings CRRU UK roster to 17
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) has two new members contributing financially and providing expertise to the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime. . More
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18 May 2016
HSE launches searchable database of UK approved rodenticides
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced that over 250 rodenticide products have been authorised for use under the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More
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14 July 2016
CRRU Ireland gets tenth sponsor
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use Ireland (CRRU Ireland) has been strengthened by the addition of a tenth sponsor member - Pied Piper Chemicals Limited of Ballinure, Thurles.. More
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15 July 2016
Bayer explain new rules on Rodenticides
Farmers and growers using anticoagulant rodenticide products in their operations need to be trained and certified as competent in their use under new rules, which start to be phased in from April this year.. More
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12 September 2016
No certification, no sale of rodenticides from 1 October
From 1 October farmers, gamekeepers, pest controllers and their employees buying professional rodenticide packs for use outdoors will need to show either an approved certificate of competence or document confirming membership of an approved farm a.... More
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10 November 2016
Rare seabird population triples on Scilly Isles thanks to investment in rodent control
A three-year rodent control project, backed by Prince Charles, has successfully resulted in the number of nesting Manx shearwaters to increase dramatically. . More
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25 November 2016
Tenth assurance scheme gets rodenticide stewardship approval
Laid in Britain, an assurance scheme for hen's eggs, has been approved by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime as proof of competence for the purchase of professional use rodenticides. . More