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Take part in the BPCA’s COVID-19 pest management impact study – part two

Simon King — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:00:30 +0000

Shortly after the COVID-19 lockdown began, BPCA sent out a survey to try and find out to what extent the pest management sector had been affected by the pandemic. Six [...]

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Last chance to protect public health gull management

Simon King — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:00:00 +0000

The British Pest Control Association has advised the pest management industry that the deadline is fast approaching for businesses to have their say to help it make the process for [...]

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Survey seeks super rats

Simon King — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:00:00 +0000

With resistant “super rats’ breeding in the UK, a new survey aims to establish the extent to which resistance is understood and what methods farmers are using to control rodent [...]

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New ICUP website offers searchable proceedings

Simon King — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A website with searchable access to all papers and posters published in the ICUP Proceedings has been unveiled by the executive committee of the International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP). [...]

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PelGar to end its Church Farm operations

Simon King — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

After five years of operation, PelGar has announced that it is to cease its operations at Church Farm Training Centre, near Basingstoke. During this time, in addition to being a [...]

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The University of Reading to close its Vertebrate Pests Unit

Simon King — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Financial difficulties created by COVID-19 has resulted in the University of Reading taking the difficult decision to close the Vertebrate Pests Unit (VPU). As a result, the University is no [...]

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Lab closure halts rodenticide resistance testing

Simon King — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has been suspended due to the COVID-19-related closure of the laboratory where DNA analysis was being done. Funded by the Campaign for [...]

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University of Reading launches resistance awareness survey

Simon King — Mon, 11 May 2020 23:00:00 +0000

The University of Reading has launched a new survey, where it is looking to collect information about where pest professionals get their information about rodenticide resistance, how often this knowledge [...]

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Take part in Bayer’s wasp control survey

Simon King — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:00:00 +0000

The wasp control survey takes a couple of minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. Tim Peeling, Bayer’s product manager, professional pest solutions, said: “At Bayer, we are always working on product innovation [...]

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Opinions from the sharp end

Helen Riby — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The National UK Pest Management Survey provides plenty of opportunity for those taking part to express their own opinions and concerns. Unlike much of the survey these cannot easily be [...]

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