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…
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…
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…
Gulls are our Pest of the Month for January. Smaller pest species of gull such as the Common Gull & Black Headed Gull can reach up to 42cm (16.5 inches) in length and 480g (16oz) in weight. Whilst the larger Herring, Lesser & Greater Black Backed Gulls can reach up to 78cm (30 inches) in…
CAN FICAM® D STILL BE USED FOR WASP NESTS? YES CAN FICAM® D BE APPLIED INTO INTERNAL VOIDS WHILST THE PCO IS OUTSIDE? YES WILL THE LABEL CHANGE? YES – FROM 21st JANUARY 2019 WILL THE NEW RE-APPROVED LABEL WORDING HAVE A CAVEAT THAT FICAM® D CAN ONLY BE USED INDOORS? YES WHEN WILL MY…
Sakarat D Liquid Bait has been named a 1st prize winner in the Pest Best Product Awards, the independent product awards program judged by readers of Pest. Readers were asked to vote for the product that they feel has made the most improvement to their working life and/or working practices as a pest professional, and…