25 January 2023

Rodent traps are a suitable alternative to chemicals for controlling house mice infestations, says ECHA

The European Chemicals Agency now considers mechanical traps suitable alternatives to anticoagulants for controlling indoor mice infestations.. More

07 March 2018

Rodenticide concentration: the effect on resistance

Sharon Hughes, Global Technical Marketing Manager of Rodenticides at BASF, considers how the proposed reduction in the concentration at which anticoagulants are used may impact on resistance and selection for resistance in house mice and Norway rats.. More

06 March 2020

Rodenticide regime calls for no exceptions, bad apples or excuses

The first two years with all stewardship elements in place have seen "stubbornly intractable" rodenticide residues in barn owls, says the 2019 Annual Report from the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More

20 January 2021

Rodenticide Resistance Action Group updates guidance

New papers from RRAG on resistance in both Norway Rat and House Mouse are available for pest management professionals to download now.. More

06 August 2020

Rodenticide resistance survey appeal to farmers

Rats resistant to rodenticides are breeding in the UK and more information from farmers is needed to reduce their numbers.. More

05 June 2020

Rodenticide resistance testing halted by lab closure

Testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has been suspended due to coronavirus-related closure of laboratory.. More

09 May 2016

Rodenticide stewardship standard label text confirmed by HSE

Three legally binding rodenticide label phrases have been confirmed by HSE to the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.. More

02 March 2018

Rodenticide-trained gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers up 13,000

Less than two years since the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime's mid-2016 introduction, 13,000 users of professional-use-only rat baits have undergone training and been awarded approved certification.. More

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

29 March 2023

Rokill acquires Pest Pro Environmental Services Ltd

Press release: BPCA member Rokill Pest Control, part of the Nurture Landscapes Group, completes the acquisition of Durham-based Pest Pro Environmental Services Ltd.. More

08 August 2022

Rokill Pest Control brand grows following new acquisitions

Press release: Nurture Landscapes Group has acquired Alpha Pest Control in Stoke-on-Trent and Enserve Corporation Limited in Leeds.. More

18 September 2018

Rokill’s Patrick wins national award after week with BPCA

Patrick Poore of BPCA Member Rokill achieved the highest marks in the RSPH Level 2 Award for Pest Management Examination across the last 12 months. . More

31 August 2023

Rotate your bait, say BASF

Press release: When chemical control is required, many don’t realise that bait rotation is vital to long-term success, says BASF's Laurence Barnard.. More

05 July 2018

Round-up of CEPA’s European Forum: Global Summit of Pest Management Services 2018

Pest management professionals, companies and trade associations from across the world assembled in Portugal’s Coastal town of Cascais for the third Global Summit on 4 June.. More

02 March 2021

RRAG appoints new chairperson

Dr Matthew Davies takes over as Rodenticide Resistance Action Group chair, as Dr Alan Buckle steps down from his ten-year stint. . More

13 September 2018

RRAG publishes updated resistance guidance for the Norway rat

The Rodenticide Resistance Action Group (RRAG) has now released it's updated guidance (version 2) for Anticoagulant Resistance in the Norway Rat.. More

19 March 2024

RSPH publishes new report on the Public Health workforce

The Royal Society for Public Health has recently published a new report that outlines four key recommendations to unlock the potential of the UK’s Wider Public Health Workforce. . More

06 February 2025

Russell IPM to hold raffle at PPC Live 2025

Press release: Russell IPM, manufacturer of pheromone-based insect control products, will hold a raffle at PPC Live this March.. More

19 July 2021

Safe working for pest professionals after lockdown

How can pest professionals continue to work safely now that Covid-19 restrictions in parts of the UK are at an end?. More

29 January 2025

Safeguard Pest Control appoints new MD

Press release: BPCA member Safeguard Pest Control has appointed Andrew Simpson as its new managing director.. More

18 July 2024

Samples needed for research project on urban foxes

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a five-year study on urban fox DNA to understand their adaptation to cities, seeking ear samples from pest controllers.. More

04 December 2019

Scholarship announced for Leadership Program

Women and Leadership International (WLI) has announced a £2,500 scholarship available to female leaders in the UK. . More

17 May 2024

Scientists ask pest professionals to help find mosquitoes in Scotland

PRESS RELEASE: Pest controllers in Scotland are being asked to record mosquito activity on a new website.. More

02 February 2022

Scientists develop synthetic sex pheromone to fool voracious ash beetle 

Press release: Tricking a beetle that is devastating ash trees in many parts of the world into thinking there is love in the air could be hugely beneficial to the forestry industry.. More

03 November 2020

Scoring a century - BPCA Registered technician aims for 100 CPD points

Not content with a mere 20 points, Kevin Pugh from Pest Solutions set himself an ambitious goal of getting to 100 BPCA Registered CPD points this year. . More