Pest Tech The Largest Pest Control Event is Back November 10th, 2021 All Day MK ARENA | FREE ENTRY | FREE PARKING FOR ATTENDEES PestTech caters for every sector of the industry with exhibitors covering every facet connected with vertebrate and invertebrate management, this exhibition is essential for all those involved within the industry or…
NPTA members show apathy to call to voice opinion on glue boards In a shock move NPTA members decided, almost unanimously to back the proposed private members bill brought forward by Jane Stevenson MP, to ban glue boards, or at least that’s how it feels! The NPTA, in consultation with the BPCA through the PMA,…
Let’s keep glue boards for professionals, says BPCA In June, the UK government issued details on the Glue Traps (Offences) legislation, designed to ban the sale of rodent glue boards in England and Wales. BPCA Chief Exec, Ian Andrew, said: “We’ve spent a month talking to members, consulting with lobbyists and researching the scientific and…
PestWest® flies high with another award-winning night for flyDetect® PestWest® was announced the winner of the Digital Engineering/Technology Award for flyDetect® at the Made in Yorkshire Awards ceremony last night hosted by Insider Media Limited. The prestigious manufacturing dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds, and celebrated world-class companies based in Yorkshire and…
‘Five Years of Rodenticide Stewardship 2016-2020’ 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. This feeds into a formal five-year review being carried out by its HSE-led Government Oversight Group. The regime’s work and achievements to date were discussed…
Great news! BASF have received their HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certificate for Selontra. This will now allow pest controllers to use Selontra to service clients in the food industry employing the HACCP system. Selontra is certified as: • Suitable for use in and around facilities that operate a HACCP-based Food Safety Program,…
Legal teeth and rodent control update in 2021 Code of Best Practice to tackle “stubbornly static” rodenticide residues in barn owls Rodenticide use for permanent, pulsed or burrow baiting, or in covered and protected bait stations, is now only legal if the product label permits these ‘non-standard’ scenarios specifically. This applies equally to pest controllers,…
The UK government has backed a Bill banning the use of rodent glue traps for pest control The UK government has backed a Bill banning the use of rodent glue traps for pest control. What is not clear is whether this relates to professional users as well as amateurs. The professional pest control industry works…
The action plan for animal welfare was published today by DEFRA which includes their plan to ‘restrict the use of glue traps as a means of pest control to help make sure rodents are despatched in a humane manner.’ It is becoming more important as a professional pest controller to have the right training you…
Static rodenticide residues in barn owl surveillance Two-thirds of barn owls analysed have been found with detectable liver residues of two or more second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). Another 21% were positive for one SGAR in this Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) surveillance. The highest frequency detections were of bromadiolone, difenacoum and brodifacoum. For…
Irish Acquisition Announced by Killgerm Group Ltd Killgerm Group Ltd is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Sprayclear Environmental Ltd. Based near Dublin, Sprayclear is the leading supplier to the professional pest control service market in the Republic of Ireland. Commenting on the acquisition, Rupert Broome, Killgerm Group Managing Director,…
Bayer to Divest Environmental Science Professional Business and Further Strengthen Leadership Team of Crop Science Division Monheim, February 24, 2021 – Bayer today announced a series of decisions to accelerate the strategy implementation of its Crop Science division. In order to focus on its core agricultural business, this includes the intent to divest the company’s…
NATURAL ENGLAND UPDATE GUIDANCE ON A08 LICENCE APPLICATIONS Wild birds: licence to kill, take or disturb to prevent disease or agricultural damage, for conservation, or public health and safety (A08) Natural England have updated the guidance on A08 licences and the way that applications are made has changed. Natural England will only issue you with…
PestWest® wins Best New Product Award for flyDetect® flyDetect® from PestWest® was announced as joint winner of the Best New Product Award at The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Virtual Awards Ceremony which took place on Friday 4th December 2020. The SOFHT Awards recognises and celebrates excellence within the food industry and its associated…
New barn owl study finds improved breeding performance Barn owl breeding success last year (2019) was four percent higher, at 2.66 fledglings per nest, than the preceding four-year average, according to a new report from the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. On the same basis, a 17% increase was also found in the percentage of…
New general licences for the control of wild birds New general licences issued ahead of them coming into force on 1 January 2021. Defra has published three new general licences for the control of wild birds, ahead of them coming into force on 1 January 2021. This follows the completion of Defra’s review and user…