The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has published the full seminar line-up for the Technical Theatre at PestEx 2026, with two days of talks aimed squarely at professional pest controllers.
Running on Wednesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 19, at ExCeL London, the Technical Theatre programme brings together industry specialists, consultants and academic speakers to explore practical, regulatory and behavioural challenges facing the sector.
The programme opens with Viren Merchant, vice president of the Global Pest Management Coalition, who will discuss the evolution of integrated pest management and sustainable leadership, drawing on more than 20 years of international experience.
From extermination to championing sustainability: A leadership odyssey in IPM
Viren Merchant, Vice President, Global Pest Management Coalition
Revolutionising fly control: The innovation behind Seclira Fly Bait
Jeferson de Andrade, BASF
“Don’t just look up”: principles for surveying in bird control
Carl Hoult, Reaper Bird Control
The Employment Rights Act 2025: The biggest change to employment rights in a generation
Hema Mistry, Quest Cover
Data dive: What the 2025 Future of Pest Management survey tells us
Representatives from the BPCA Academic Working Relations Group
Day two: Thursday, March 19
A sector stuck at Level 2: Building a qualifications framework fit for the future
John Horsley, British Pest Control Association
Boring but brilliant: Wood-boring insects – identification, surveying and signs
Nicholas Donnithorne, Rentokil Property Care
Endless forms: Why we should love wasps
Professor Seirian Sumner, University College London
Write it right: Court-ready pest reports that won’t get torn apart
Dr Belinda Stuart-Moonlight, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner and expert witness
Thinking INSIDE the box: Understanding rodent behaviour around bait stations
Alex Wade, Wade Environmental
Strategic cockroach control: lessons from the field
Paul Westgate, Veritas Pest Consultancy.
