General Licence Update General Licences to kill or to take wild birds to prevent serious damage or disease; to preserve public health or public safety; and to conserve flora or fauna. Following discussions with representatives of licence users, Natural England is providing some further background to the claim for judicial review brought by Wild Justice…
ICUP 2020 Date and venue announced for ICUP 2020 conference Held once every three years, the dates and venue for the next International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP) have been announced by the organisers. The conference is, once again, to be held in Europe and will take place from 29 June to 1 July 2020…
Following the revocation of 3 bird control general licences by Natural England, this call for evidence seeks views on the use of general licences for the management of certain wild birds. This is an opportunity for those involved in bird control to contribute directly to the DEFRA consultation. Those involved in bird control need to…
The NPTA Begins a New Chapter The National Pest Technicians Association is very pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Hallam as their new Chief Operating Officer with effect from May 1st 2019. With the recent departure of the Office Manager and with long-time CEO John Davison looking to retire, it gave the Board the…
Natural England release position statement regarding the replacements for revoked General Licences. The position statement contains a Q & A, a decision ‘flow diagram’ and an indicative timetable for new licences issued on a priority basis. The statement is available in full, here and here
Revoked General licences for bird control: next steps to apply online Natural England has now published a simple online application system for individual wild bird control licences. Natural England has been working urgently to identify alternative solutions for all those affected by the decision on Tuesday (23 April) to revoke three general licences for controlling…
Natural England revokes three general licences for controlling certain wild birds as of Thursday 25 April 2019 These licences (GL 04/05/06) cover 16 species of birds including several members of the crow family, Canada goose, some gulls and pigeons. The change follows a legal challenge to the way the licences have been issued, which could…
Today Killgerm Group Ltd has announced the sale of 100% of the shareholding in TravelWise Group Ltd to TPW S.A.S. trading as Travel Planet. This encompasses both the Leisure Travel and the Business Travel operations within TravelWise Group Ltd. Travel Planet are a family owned French company based in Lille, and in 7 years they…
CAN FICAM® D STILL BE USED FOR WASP NESTS? YES CAN FICAM® D BE APPLIED INTO INTERNAL VOIDS WHILST THE PCO IS OUTSIDE? YES WILL THE LABEL CHANGE? YES – FROM 21st JANUARY 2019 WILL THE NEW RE-APPROVED LABEL WORDING HAVE A CAVEAT THAT FICAM® D CAN ONLY BE USED INDOORS? YES WHEN WILL MY…
Killgerm climbs the Insider Magazine Top 500 list It has been another year of highs for Killgerm Group, after the Top 500 list has seen them jump up the rankings to 291st in the latest Insider Magazine publication. The Killgerm Group, who were placed 409th in the list in 2017 have made an incredible jump…
Sakarat D Liquid Bait has been named a 1st prize winner in the Pest Best Product Awards, the independent product awards program judged by readers of Pest. Readers were asked to vote for the product that they feel has made the most improvement to their working life and/or working practices as a pest professional, and…
1 Which type of bait gun can I use with Advion® Cockroach Gel? The size of the Advion® Cockroach Gel cartridge fits many standard application guns available on the market. Nevertheless, the B&G Multi-Dose bait gun is one of the most robust and precise ones. 2 Where can the product be applied? The product is…
Have you always wanted to know more about our training courses? We had a question and answer session with Dr Matthew Davies, the Head of Technical Department here at Killgerm to give you some more information. What can our Killgerm training courses offer? I think the most important thing is access to a real person…
1 Which type of bait gun can I use with Advion®Ant Gel? The size of the Advion®Ant Gel cartridge fits many standard application guns available on the market. Nevertheless, the B&G Multi-Dose bait gun is one of the most robust and precise ones. 2 Where can we apply the product? Could we apply in food…
Sakarat D Liquid Bait is the only liquid rodenticide bait formulation for use by professional pest control in Europe. Exclusively available from Killgerm in the UK. Unlike previous liquid baits which were available in the past, Sakarat D Liquid Bait is a completely new formulation which is ready to use. Saving you significantly more time…
The countdown is on for PPC Live! Come and join us on Wednesday 14th March 2018 at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire. Stop by stand 43 and we’ll share with you our brand new 2018 catalogue, plus so much more. We’ll be exhibiting our latest products including PX Viribus, and we will be…