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Pest 79: February/March 2022

Pest issue 79 Digital Edition
The February/March 2022 issue is now available online!
News: New citizen science project needs farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers
Editor's Interview: Gareth Davies, owner of Pest & Drone Solutions
Features: BASF looks to recruit pest controllers to its ambassador programme

CRRU issues new rodenticide guidelines

CRRU issues new rodenticide guidelines
To protect the future availability of high potency rodenticides to farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers, new practical guidelines have been issued by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK. CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle said: “The need arises because, as responsible rodenticide users already know, annual monitoring of barn owls from 2016 to 2021 finds stubbornly static rodenticide presence in …

Cleankill increases foothold in West Sussex

Cleankill increases foothold in West Sussex
Surrey-based Cleankill Pest Control is strengthening its operations in West Sussex and Hampshire with the acquisition of privately owned family company Des Bone Ltd. Owners Ann and Richard Bone approached Cleankill when the couple decided to retire as they wanted to sell the business to a company with a similar ethos and working practices. Mr Bone has worked in the …

BPCA Registered accredited by the CPD Certification Service

BPCA Registered accredited by the CPD Certification Service
The CPD Certification Service has independently verified BPCA’s individual recognition and continuous professional development (CPD) scheme. Independent auditors assessed BPCA Registered to the CPD Certification Service’s stringent quality processes, making Registered the only scheme in the sector to carry this mark of excellence. BPCA joins other CPD providers such as Oxford University, The Football Association (FA), the Carbon Trust and …
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Blaenau Gwent calls for local companies to run pest control

Blaenau Gwent calls for local companies to run pest control
Pest control businesses from Blaenau Gwent should be given the chance to bid for the council’s pest control contract in future, a councillor has said. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s community services scrutiny committee this week, extending the current pest control contract was looked at by councillors. Public protection service manager David Thompson explained that a …
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BPCA to host webinar on the hierarchy of rodent control

BPCA to host webinar on the hierarchy of rodent control
With every treatment undertaken, pest controllers need to consider the hierarchy of control, and this is the top of a new BPCA webinar, which will take place on Thursday, March 3. The webinar, which will start at 12.30pm, will be hosted by John Horsley, BPCA’s technical support officer. Mr Horsley said: “We need to consider the most appropriate control technique …
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