Label changes in the conditions relating to the use of both Phostoxin® and Talunex® for the nonagricultural control of brown rats resulted in the UK marketing companies putting a temporary suspension on the use of both products for rodent control until a clear and workable process could be agreed by all UK stakeholders. Additional label…
In order to protect public health within high-risk environments, the use of rodent glue boards remains an important route if all other options are considered inappropriate. Although rodent glue boards are not designed to physically harm rodents, their use raises valid concerns and they should only be sold to or used by technicians who have…
The summer is very nearly upon us and we hope that will mean a busy season for us all. It seems that rodent and ant products are popular at the moment according to our customer service team. It has been a busy few months at Killgerm with new staff joining to strengthen our team and…
Tips from Dr Matthew Davies Now is the time to give your dusting equipment a maintenance check – you don’t want to be caught short with malfunctioning equipment in the middle of a busy wasp season! Consider the importance of offering a service to remove the wasp nest after treatment. An old wasp nest can…
In readiness for professional pest controllers in private and public sectors, farmers, land managers and gamekeepers having to show proof of competence when purchasing professional use rodenticides under the forthcoming rodenticide stewardship regime, a list of 14 CRRU approved certificates has been released. Five approvals are of ‘grandfather’ certificates from courses no longer taking place,…
The BPCA has produced a Code of Best Practice for Pesticide Waste which covers all aspects of waste legislation with significant input from regulatory bodies in all four home countries. Click to download.
Killgerm has always prided itself in operating a fully licensed Waste Disposal Scheme. To support customers in their obligation under waste disposal legislation and ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal of waste Killgerm has operated the scheme free-of-charge for over 20 years. However, due to changes in waste classification this is no longer possible and…
The Environment Agency has provided further clarification on local authorities and waste carrier registration: A local authority’s upper tier waste carriers licence covers the pest control department’s waste. There is no need to have a lower tier waste carrier registration if an upper tier (or a lower tier) licence is already in place. For further…