Legal authorisation is being withdrawn for open area and waste dump use for the only two second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) currently allowed to be used that way, bromadiolone and difenacoum. This will take effect in July next year. The change was instigated voluntarily by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK, with support to…
The latest surveillance in barn owls together with recent intelligence from the government-run Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme ring alarm bells for professional-grade rodenticide users, according to the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. Chairman Dr Alan Buckle emphasises that this alert is being issued to pest control technicians in parallel with farmers and gamekeepers on a…
New data indicates that Bird Free is 100% effective in dissuading feral pigeons from roosting at night for at least four years after installation. Up until now, Bird Free has stated, via HSE that the efficacy of the product lasts for 3 months, however we now have new data to prove otherwise. This data derives…
The award-winning cholecalciferol rodenticide, Selontra®, is now approved for usage on field mice (also known as wood mice), BASF has announced. This exciting label re-launch means that the popular product from the leading pest control solutions manufacturer is the only professional rodenticide on the market suitable for targeting these wood or field mice, also known…
The UK’s biggest pest control event of 2023, PPC Live, saw huge numbers of visitors when it landed in Harrogate, Yorkshire last week. With a showcase of more than 55 exhibitors, and a range of seminars and demos to attend, there was never a dull moment for the crowds of pest professionals at the Yorkshire…
We are delighted to announce that Lund, in the heart of Scania in south Sweden, has been selected as the location of the 11th International Conference on Urban Pests, June 29th to July 2nd, 2025. At ICUP2025, you will not only be able to hear and discuss the latest urban pest science, but also network…