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12 May 2021
A modern rat's tale: Dutch experiences with rodenticide reduction
At PestExtra 2021, Dr Bastiaan Meerburg gave a presentation on the impact that reducing rodenticide use had on the Dutch approach to rodent control.. More
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12 May 2021
Defra look to restrict glue traps for pest control in action plan for Animal Welfare
Today (12 May), the Government has published an action plan for animal welfare which includes the promise to support legislation to restrict the use of glue traps.. More
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06 May 2021
Can rodents transmit Covid-19? A government report
Defra and the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) have presented a paper on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections in rodents occurring from exposure to humans.. More
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31 March 2021
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission recommends the ban of rodent glue boards
In its March 2021 report, the SAWC has made its recommendations on the future of glue boards to ministers.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Sixty Years Of Anticoagulant Resistance In The UK
Dr Alan Buckle, RRAG, gives a perspective on resistance-breakers, monitoring, environmental contamination and "hybrid resistance".
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: A Modern Rat’s Tale: Dutch Experiences With Rodenticide Reduction
In this video Dr Bastiaan Meerburg talks about policy changes to rodenticide use and how the UK can learn from the changes in Dutch pest management techniques.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Five Years Of Rodenticide Stewardship: What Have We Achieved
In this talk Dr Alan Buckle, Chairman, CRRU (UK), briefly reviewed the structure of the stewardship regime and its objectives.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Remote Rodent Monitoring and Trapping - TrapMe
In this video, Kim Lauridsen Hansen talks about remote monitoring as a new technology and how remote monitoring can benefit your business.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Introducing Selontra® - Our latest innovation, Cholecalciferol rodent bait
In this video Sharon Hughes, BASF, takes you through the key features and benefits of Selontra.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Diseases transmitted by rodents and their parasites
In this video Alex Wade, Wade Environmental, looks into the major mechanisms of how diseases travel between humans and pests.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Understanding pulse baiting: save time, money and bait!
In this video Sharon Hughes, BASF, covers the advantages of pulse baiting, including less bait required per bait point, less bait placed in the environment and less bait waste.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: How rodent behaviour influences a baiting plan
In this video Sharon Hughes, BASF, covers important aspects of rodent behaviour, including neophobic behaviour, bait carriage and hoarding, social structure and odour signals.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Baiting Strategies, Assessments, Techniques and Efficacy
In this video Oliver Madge, PestWise, covers new best practice guidelines in rodent control and necessary assessments that need to be considered.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Humane Rodent Control Products
In this video, Samuel Wood from Bell Labs explains why the new EVO TUNNEL is the humane choice when it comes to trapping.
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Evolution of Bait Boxes
In this video, Michael Sims explains why using the Bell Labs EVO Edge is an upgrade from using other bait stations. . More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: Designing for IPM and Stewardship
In this video Shyam Lakhani, Bell Laboratories, explains their commitment to rodenticide best practices, including guidelines from CRRU.. More
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19 March 2021
VIDEO: PestExtra: UK Rodenticide - Which bait to use, and when?
In this video, Michael Sims runs through Bell's rodenticides and defines which bait to use and when.
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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
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02 March 2021
Free tests from CRRU for rodenticide resistance testing
Pest management professionals urged to help create accurate national picture of rodenticide resistance in light of latest resistance trends. . More
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26 February 2021
CRRU and stewardship: crunch time
As we pass the five-year mark of rodenticide stewardship, BPCA’s Communications Officer Kat Shaw takes a look at where the regime is at and where it’s going.. More
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26 February 2021
Breaking resistance with Selontra®
PPC chatted with Helen Ainsworth, from BPCA member company and Selontra’s manufacturer, BASF to find out what the deal is with this new rodenticide. . More
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26 February 2021
Opinion: Cholecalciferol - the new kid in the block
PPC magazine caught up with Dave Archer and asked him for his thoughts on cholecalciferol, actives from times gone by and the future of rodenticides. . More
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25 February 2021
PestWatch: Rodents and glue boards
With all eyes on control measures for glue boards, BPCA Technical Officer Natalie Bungay gives PPC102 a glue board refresher.. More
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25 February 2021
Opinion: Let's ban glue boards
In PPC102 Chris Cagienard, director and field biologist for Pest Solutions, asks if we should defend the use of glue boards in pest control. . More
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25 February 2021
Ask the technical team March 2021
Rats next door, rodent carcass disposal, woodworm treatment and insect identification are all covered in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.. More