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14 October 2021
VIDEO: Safe and legal use of air rifles in pest control
In this video, Natalie Bungay looks at the legislation and processes that you need to consider when using firearms in a pest control environment.. More
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06 October 2021
Glue trap ban on cards in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced its intention to ban the use of glue boards in Wales.
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04 October 2021
VIDEO: New and emerging UK pest species | Digital Forum 10
In this video Clive Boase discusses the new pest species we may encounter in the UK in the future. . More
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04 October 2021
VIDEO: Sponsored: Harmonix Rodent Paste - a new era for rodent control | Digital Forum 10
In this sponsored video, Richard Moseley from Bayer discusses how to manage complex rodent infestations with Harmonix®. . More
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04 October 2021
VIDEO: Pest control drainage investigation techniques | Digital Forum 10
In this video, Davy Brown gives a presentation on detecting rodent activity in drains.. More
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23 August 2021
The glue board ban in New Zealand
PPC magazine asked Peter Barry from the Pest Management Association of New Zealand (PMANZ) to recap the story of their 2015 ban. . More
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23 August 2021
Opinion: Glue board ban and the failure to self-regulate
In PPC104 Henry Mott, former president of CEPA, takes a step back to look at the ramifications of the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill.. More
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23 August 2021
Opinion: There's nothing evil about me
Is there such a thing as humane pest control? Alex Wade of member company Wade Environmental investigates for PPC104.. More
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23 August 2021
Rodents detect landmines, sniff out TB, find disaster victims
In PPC104 we look at rats being used to sniff out diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) in people’s saliva, or salmonella bacteria in contaminated food.. 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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03 August 2021
Let’s keep glue boards for professionals, says BPCA
BPCA has begun its lobbying effort to keep rodent glue boards in the toolkits of pest professionals.. More
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21 July 2021
Five Years of Rodenticide Stewardship report published
A report of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime’s work covering 2016 to 2020 has been published by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use.
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14 July 2021
Bayer announces release of new Harmonix® Rodent Paste
Bayer is bringing a new professional-use cholecalciferol rodenticide, which can be used in open areas and burrows, to the market this September.. More
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14 July 2021
VIDEO: Digital Forum 9 - What's on the horizon after glue boards?
In this video, Alex Wade from Wade Environmental asks "What now?" after the news the UK Government is looking to ban glue boards. . More
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01 July 2021
Legal teeth and rodent control update in 2021 Code of Best Practice
Changes to the way rodenticide is used for permanent, pulsed or burrow baiting, or in covered and protected bait stations, are coming into force to tackle “stubbornly static” rodenticide residues in barn owls.. More
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17 June 2021
UK government confirms plans to ban rodent glue boards completely
The government has issued details on the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to crack down on “inhumane rodent traps”.. More
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13 May 2021
Opinion: Apocalypse when? A future without rodenticides
In this PPC article, Alex Wade from Wade Environmental asks what would happen if our fears over a ban on rodenticides came to pass. . More
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12 May 2021
Greener isn't always better: non-chemical alternatives for rodent control
BPCA Chief Executive Ian Andrew investigates NoCheRo, an initiative of the German Environment Agency that effectively wants to ban chemical control methods for rodents. . More
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12 May 2021
A modern rat's tale: Dutch experiences with rodenticide reduction
At PestExtra 2021, Dr Bastiaan Meerburg gave a presentation on the impact that reducing rodenticide use had on the Dutch approach to rodent control.. More
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12 May 2021
Defra look to restrict glue traps for pest control in action plan for Animal Welfare
Today (12 May), the Government has published an action plan for animal welfare which includes the promise to support legislation to restrict the use of glue traps.. More
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06 May 2021
Can rodents transmit Covid-19? A government report
Defra and the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) have presented a paper on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections in rodents occurring from exposure to humans.. More
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31 March 2021
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission recommends the ban of rodent glue boards
In its March 2021 report, the SAWC has made its recommendations on the future of glue boards to ministers.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Sixty Years Of Anticoagulant Resistance In The UK
Dr Alan Buckle, RRAG, gives a perspective on resistance-breakers, monitoring, environmental contamination and "hybrid resistance".
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: A Modern Rat’s Tale: Dutch Experiences With Rodenticide Reduction
In this video Dr Bastiaan Meerburg talks about policy changes to rodenticide use and how the UK can learn from the changes in Dutch pest management techniques.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Five Years Of Rodenticide Stewardship: What Have We Achieved
In this talk Dr Alan Buckle, Chairman, CRRU (UK), briefly reviewed the structure of the stewardship regime and its objectives.. More