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08 October 2025
In this video, Laura Rosenwald, NPMA, takes a higher-level look at rodents as universal pests, their impact on public health, and why effective management is essential worldwide.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
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
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
28 November 2016
Rats menace threatens Christmas spirit
Homeowners are being urged to be on their guard as cold weather threatens to spark a plague of rats over Christmas.. More
16 February 2017
The first ever UK Rodenticide Stewardship annual report has been published
The first ever UK Rodenticide Stewardship annual report has been published and marks "the end of the beginning", according to Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) chairman Dr Alan Buckle.. More
27 January 2017
Revised glueboard code launched
Last month saw the re-launch of the Pest Management Alliance Code of Best Practice for the Humane Use of Rodent Glueboards. The Code has been revisited by BPCA and its fellow Alliance members, plus Natural England and DEFRA.. More
Asked to supply rodenticides? Beware!
Just as in the past you may have been asked to buy cigarettes or alcohol for someone younger who has “forgotten their ID”, some pest controllers are reporting they are being asked to supply professional use rodenticides to their customers.. More