The action plan for animal welfare was published today by DEFRA which includes their plan to ‘restrict the use of glue traps as a means of pest control to help make sure rodents are despatched in a humane manner.’ It is becoming more important as a professional pest controller to have the right training you…
The first two years with all stewardship elements in place have seen “stubbornly intractable” rodenticide residues in barn owls, says the 2019 Annual Report from the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime. For the regime to be a success, “conscientious compliance” with stewardship principles by all rodenticide users is essential, according to Dr Alan Buckle, chairman of…
A NEW AGE FOR INSECTICIDES, AS FICAM® W IS TO BE WITHDRAWN It is understandable to be crestfallen at news of the upcoming withdrawal of the extremely important insecticide, Ficam® W (dates to be confirmed), but could this be the bolt from the blue that benefits the pest control industry? To use a famous quote…
RatMat takes second place in Pest Best Product Awards RatMat, the ground-breaking pest control innovation, has received second place in the Pest Best Product Awards, the independent product awards program judged by readers of Pest Magazine. RatMat, which uses similar principles to an electric fence, is an innovative, humane, cost effective and easy-to-use solution to…
BASF, the manufacturer of Fendona 6SC, have submitted new dossiers to support the renewal of Fendona 6SC. Evaluation of the dossiers is complete and new authorisations have been granted, but for uses only in poultry houses against a limited range of pest species. The existing urban pest control uses have not been approved due to…
Following the revocation of 3 bird control general licences by Natural England, this call for evidence seeks views on the use of general licences for the management of certain wild birds. This is an opportunity for those involved in bird control to contribute directly to the DEFRA consultation. Those involved in bird control need to…
Natural England release position statement regarding the replacements for revoked General Licences. The position statement contains a Q & A, a decision ‘flow diagram’ and an indicative timetable for new licences issued on a priority basis. The statement is available in full, here and here
Revoked General licences for bird control: next steps to apply online Natural England has now published a simple online application system for individual wild bird control licences. Natural England has been working urgently to identify alternative solutions for all those affected by the decision on Tuesday (23 April) to revoke three general licences for controlling…
Natural England revokes three general licences for controlling certain wild birds as of Thursday 25 April 2019 These licences (GL 04/05/06) cover 16 species of birds including several members of the crow family, Canada goose, some gulls and pigeons. The change follows a legal challenge to the way the licences have been issued, which could…
Today Killgerm Group Ltd has announced the sale of 100% of the shareholding in TravelWise Group Ltd to TPW S.A.S. trading as Travel Planet. This encompasses both the Leisure Travel and the Business Travel operations within TravelWise Group Ltd. Travel Planet are a family owned French company based in Lille, and in 7 years they…