by David | Nov 20, 2019 | General
One thing stood out about this year’s PestTech seminar programme. All of the sessions had much more to do with safeguarding wildlife and/or preventing the invasion of pests than they did about actual treatments and control. For anyone looking in at the industry from...
by David | Nov 20, 2019 | General
At the end of August Martyn Belcher, ABM Pest Control, was called out by Nottinghamshire Police to a swarm of honey bees. Armed with his swarm collecting gear (skep, spray bottle and garden secateurs) Martyn was greeted with an established colony hanging in a tree on...
by David | Nov 20, 2019 | Cockroaches, General, pigeon, Rodents
What do you do when a huge site is literally teeming with pests and wildlife? Nigel White, from BPCA member company Tactical Environmental Services, talks through one of their more challenging sites, detailing the approach taken when dealing with a multi-infestation....
by David | Nov 2, 2019 | General, Rodents
Just over two-thirds of farmers no longer use rodenticides continuously around farmsteads. Instead, they employ measures such as tidy yards and rat-proofed buildings, cats or terriers, traps and shooting, in combination with tactical rodenticide only when needed....
by David | Nov 2, 2019 | General, Rodents
Rodenticide resistance in rats has been confirmed in several new areas by a Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use study. These include Durham, Northumberland, Tyneside and North Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and along the River Severn valley from Somerset to north...
by David | Sep 2, 2019 | General
BPCA is looking for the best pest photograph of the year and is offering a £500 prize for anyone who captures the perfect image of public health pest control. The competition is officially open now. All you need to do is tweet your image to @britpestcontrol or...
