Free DNA testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has resumed with the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU). Dr Alan Buckle, CRRU”s chairman, has…
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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…
The absence of visitors during lockdown could damage priceless exhibits, the British Museum has warned, as it has been battling invasive insects. The Telegraph reported that…
A new report claims the global rodenticides market size will be valued at $4.9 billion (£3.7bn) in 2020 and is projected to reach $6.6bn (£5.1bn) by…
With gull netting often seen as an expensive solution to a problem, a pest control company said that while costs are obviously an important factor in…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that there have been no confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK so far…
A new study has found that rats destined for South-east Asia’s markets and restaurants have been found to carry multiple coronaviruses. The Independent reported that while…
A new study from the British Pest Control Association suggests leisure, retail and catering establishments should take measures to avoid destructive rat and mouse infestations. Numbers…
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…
The British Pest Control Association has announced that its next free webinar on Tuesday, June 16, will look at the biology, behaviour and control of wasps,…