06 March 2019

Ask the technical team March 2019

Technical | PPC94 March 2019 Tricky insect ID's, managing complaints and bad neighbour bed bug management questions are all in the BPCA Technical team inbox this issue. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support.... More

05 February 2019

VIDEO: Building the ultimate rat-proof gamebird feeder

Mike Swan from Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has produced a video that explains how his feeder design feeds birds while keeping the rats away. He hopes that the video will inspire others to think about rodenticide stewardship, in parti.... More

05 February 2019

Amazing insect and pest photographs win Small World Competition

A stunning weevil eye, an Asian hornet’s sting and a mouse oviduct all win acclaim in Nikon’s 44th annual Small World Photomicrography Competition. Insects dominate the Nikon Instrument’s top 20 annual competition designed t.... More

16 January 2019

Would you eat meat fed on pests?

For many, having an insect anywhere near your breakfast would be cause enough to call a pest management company. But what if your breakfast bacon had been fed on insects? Would the thought of pigs fed on cockroaches, put you off your butty? O.... More

15 January 2019

BRC Global Standard for Food Safety updated guidance published

Issue 8 of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety is now out with an accompanying BPCA guidance document for members. SPEED READ: New issue 8 out now to view (free to download at the BRC bookshop) Issues 8&rsquo.... More

18 December 2018

PPC93 out now

View the latest issue The magazine can be read online, downloaded as a PDF or you can join our Affiliate Scheme and request a hard copy.  In this issue Time to say goodbye President foreword for D.... More

18 December 2018

PPC READER SURVEY: Feedback and win!

Competition | PPC93 December 2018 Professional Pest Controller (PPC) is a membership and trade magazine designed to give our industry all the latest technical information, best practice guidance, business trends, marketing tips, new pr.... More

18 December 2018

Changes to monitoring and bait box stickers

Stick(er) around, this could take a while Some rodenticide labels now refer to a requirement for labelling monitoring and bait stations with specific information. This has come directly from the regulators of these products, and there is not to.... More

18 December 2018

Formulation focus for gel bait performance

Advertising | PPC93 December 2018 While overall results are extremely good, understanding how different formulations work can help select the most appropriate products and help to get the best from them, reports Syngenta Technical Mana.... More

07 December 2018

The humble cuckoo wasp solves a pest-related dispute

Pest control | PPC93 December 2018 In this new PPC feature we delve into the travel diaries of John Lloyd, Technical Consultant and Entomologist at BPCA consultant member company, IPMIC, and ask him to tell us one of his ‘Consultan.... More

07 December 2018

Tiny pests in and around the home

Tiny pests | PPC93 December 2018 When people think of house pests, it’s usually mice or cockroaches. We often overlook the tiny insects which may be living in British homes and eating your client’s clothes, furniture, books a.... More

07 December 2018

Fly's eye view: Sleeping sickness control

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Scientist and zoology lecturer, Dr Roger Santer, is looking through the eyes of a tsetse fly to ascertain how they see colour. The research will inform the effective trapping of these blood-feeding insects.... More

07 December 2018

Pestwatch: Cat and dog fleas

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 In this in-depth PestWatch analysis, BPCA Field Officer, Natalie Bungay, investigates cat and dog fleas, paying particular attention to the sources of infestations even when a host appears absent. &.... More

07 December 2018

Micro pest macro photography

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Macro photography is the process of getting extremely close to a subject (which is usually very small in size, such as insects and spiders), to produce a photograph where the size of the subject is greater.... More

07 December 2018

Ask the technical team December 2018

Technical | PPC93 December 2018 Break back traps, the law on pest control and proactive pest advice tips all features in this issues ask the technical team. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you.... More

06 December 2018

Become a bed bug specialist

Pest control | PPC93 December 2018 Chris Cagienard, our go-to ‘Back to Basics’ feature writer, returns to give us an insight into adding bed bug services to your portfolio. But, as Chris describes, offering bed bug services i.... More

06 December 2018

The case for rat blockers

Prevention | PPC93 December 2018 Rats love drains. They’re a hidden highway to access property unseen and cause costly damage to property and health concern for the occupants. Daniel Bamford, Director of BPCA member company Me.... More

06 December 2018

INFOGRAPHIC: Understanding what the food sector wants from pest management

Training | PPC93 December 2018 Bayer CropScience has teamed up with BRC to undertake a huge piece of research to help both the food and pest management sectors understand each other better. The initial findings of the research were.... More

05 March 2019

Health and safety knowledge is power

Health and safety | PPC94 March 2019 Health and safety can strike fear into the most competent of pest control business owners. Risk assessments, policies, and health surveillance can shrink our confidence into a puddle of uncertainty. .... More

10 October 2018

UPDATE: Can you permanent bait with rodenticides?

There’s been a lot of talk about whether pest controllers can legally permanently bait, and in what situations. There’s a lot of confusing information about how this works in practice, so we’ve put together a recap to h.... More

13 September 2018

RRAG publishes updated resistance guidance for the Norway rat

RRAG's latest paper on Anticoagulant Resistance in the Norway Rat and guidance for the management of resistant rat infestations in the UK has been produced by Alan Buckle (University of Reading), John Charlton (John Charlton Associates), Adri.... More

03 September 2018

An introduction to effective bird management

Technical | PPC92 September 2018 Bird management is a tricky but crucial arm of public health pest control and potentially a huge growth area for a professional servicing company willing to learn. One BPCA member company that has bu.... More

03 September 2018

Understanding behaviour for successful bird control

Technical | PPC92 September 2018 Being ‘birdbrained’ is meant to be an insult. Typically it’s used to describe the sort of person you wouldn’t want on your pub quiz team. Any professional pest controller with.... More

03 September 2018

Birds of prey: The biological and environmentally friendly bird control

Technical | PPC92 September 2018 The natural approach to bird control can be extremely effective in providing the correct programme is implemented for the client’s situation and the logistics of the environment to be controlle.... More

30 August 2018

Top 5 Avian Pests

Technical | PPC92 September 2018 With the help of Mark Wenman from Pelsis, we’ve put together our own set of ‘top trumps’ cards with all the vital statistics and fun facts on the most common nuisance birds you&rsqu.... More