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02 March 2021
New bait station controls all main ant species
BPCA member Bayer has launched a new palatable ant bait which is now available to control all major ant species in the UK.. More
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01 March 2021
Brown marmorated stink bug spotted in UK for first time
An invasive stink bug has been found in England, prompting calls for pest controllers to keep an eye out and report any sightings. . More
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26 February 2021
Bird mites: complex and confusing
Professor Olivier Sparagano, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the City University of Hong Kong, shares with PPC how to correctly identify your arthropod pests to create an effective treatment strategy.. More
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26 February 2021
Fruit flies: Horizon 2020 project addresses major invasive pests
In this article, Nikos T Papadopoulos writes about the threat to fresh fruit and vegetable production from invasive species and how a new project aims to plug a research gap on fruit flies in Europe.. 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
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15 February 2021
VIDEO: Digital Forum 7 - Insect identification
In this video, John Lloyd from Independent Pest Management & Insect Consultancy, gives a Digital Forum 7 presentation on insect identification.
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03 February 2021
COVID-19: A great time to help Britain's bees
BPCA member PGH Beegone says the UK's bee population has been given a fighting chance as a result of lockdowns and reduced travel this last year.. More
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03 February 2021
Wasp control survey for Warwick students
Four MBA students at Warwick Business School need your help with their pest control course project.. More
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29 January 2021
Vecotech launches novel bed bug pheromone-based lure
Vecotech Ltd announced the launch of BugScents, a pheromone-based bed bug lure for use in detecting early-stage bed bug infestations.. More
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29 January 2021
VIDEO: Scotland Digital Forum - Fly unit catch analysis; species, scope and data reasoning
In this video, Avril Turner from Killgerm gives a Scotland Digital Forum presentation on catch tray analysis in fly control.
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19 January 2021
Spotta announces team growth and new product testing
BPCA member Spotta has capped a strong first year of commercial operations with more product development and a doubled headcount.. More
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12 January 2021
Fly control essential for food businesses, says Rentokil
BPCA member company Rentokil has highlighted the dangers of fly infestations in food environments, and the harm this can cause to businesses.. More
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17 December 2020
VIDEO: Controlling flies around food
In this video Natalie discusses the key points to consider when controlling flies around food. . More
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11 December 2020
VIDEO: Digital Forum 6 - Future of Insecticide
In this video, Jim Kirk from Deadline Products gives a presentation on the changing face of insecticide products. . More
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07 December 2020
New BPCA Codes of Best Practice on bed bugs, birds and reporting released
A brand new set of Codes of Best Practice are now available, outlining the responsibilities and procedures that BPCA members are expected to adhere to.. More
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27 November 2020
PESTWATCH: Bed bugs - fail to prepare, prepare to fail
In this PestWatch, BPCA Technical Manager Dee Ward-Thompson takes a look at why bed bugs are so difficult to control and what pest technicians can do to reduce the risk of failed treatments. . More
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26 November 2020
Survey shows dust formulations preferred by pest controllers
Tim Peeling, product manager at BPCA member Bayer, takes a look at the findings of their summer wasp study.. More
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26 November 2020
Meet the member: It’s a dog’s life with Cape SPC
CAPE SPC’s Luke Jones talks about going from life in the British Army to hitting the road with working dogs.. More
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19 November 2020
VIDEO: Cockroach control for pest professionals
In this video Natalie discusses the key points to consider when controlling cockroaches.. More
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03 November 2020
BPCA member Spotta puts bed bugs to the test with smart pest monitoring
Huge reduction in hotel guests finding bed bugs during the first full year of Spotta's smart pest system real-world operations.. More
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08 October 2020
VIDEO: Digital Forum 5 - Grey Silverfish
In this video, Killgerm's Melvin Knapp gives a pest management presentation on grey silverfish biology, behaviours and control. . More
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18 September 2020
VIDEO: Identify and understand delusional parasitosis
In this video Natalie Bungay discusses key strategies for how pest controllers can react when faced with cases of delusional parasitosis.. More
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05 August 2020
The UK pest landscape and the quiet revolution
In our 100th edition of PPC, regular contributor Clive Boase reviews how far the pest management industry has come since PPC first launched and, critically, where he thinks the industry might be in another 25 years. . More
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04 August 2020
Control silverfish professionally
Recent years have seen a rise in silverfish infestations and they can often be hard to control due to behaviour and habitat. To allow effective control of this growing pest, it is important to be well versed in distinguishing between the many diff.... More
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04 August 2020
INFOGRAPHIC: A short history of public health pesticides
Looking back over one hundred issues of PPC, it’s clear that the products in our toolkits have changed considerably. We asked Alex Wade, from member company PelGar International, to look back at rodenticides and insecticides over the last century. . More