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02 February 2012 Rentokil bird proofer suffers a serious fall from a ladder

Rentokil employee, Mark Crenell, fell from a ladder whilst undertaking bird netting work on a canopy covering the deliveries entrance at a new supermarket in Lyme Regis, Dorset on 24 January 2012.

29 January 2012 Fox filmed grabbing a ‘fake baby’ from a pram in South London

A concerned pest controller, who is also a grandfather of two baby girls, had become increasingly worried about the number of foxes visiting his garden. So he set up his own experiment and filmed what happened.

26 January 2012 * * * Sponsored news from Network Bird * * *

A brand new Avishock track, developed and manufactured exclusively by Network is now available. This second generation Avishock track builds on the success of the first system, but irons out those little idiosyncrasies which became apparent.

25 January 2012 Ready for off - Eurocido in Germany starts the 2012 event season

Its celebration time at this year’s Eurocido. Held every other year, the 2012 event celebrates its 20th anniversary and promises to be even bigger and better than ever before.

23 January 2012 Bird control licences – what’s changed for 2012?

In brief, there have been no major, but certainly some minor, changes to the Bird General and Class licences for 2012.

22 January 2012 Bread & butter pests are focus for Pest-Ventures 2012 programme

Rodent control, including new research into anticoagulant resistance in mice and an in-depth look at block control for the 21 century with, in particular, its role in combating resurgent pests like bed bugs, dominate the Pest-Ventures 2012 programme.

20 January 2012 A reminder on the dangers when using aluminium phosphide – two USA child deaths

If any reminder is needed as to the dangers associated with the incorrect use of these gassing products, look no further than the USA where two children were killed.

20 January 2012 Standardised Europe-wide regulation of biocides takes another step forward

The new EU Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR) progressed further following the vote on 19 January 2012 in the European Parliament.

16 January 2012 Nigel Batten joins Killgerm

Nigel Batten, one of the industry’s stalwart characters, has left P+L Systems and joined Killgerm Chemicals on 16 January.

10 January 2012 Urban foxes come under the Sunday Times spotlight

The colour supplement of the most recent edition (8 January 2012) of the Sunday Times included a six page article all about the urban fox. Pest control professionals from Kent-based B&D Pest Control feature.

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