New rodenticide guidelines: Future availability of professional baits in users’ own hands 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. According to CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle: “The need arises because, as responsible rodenticide…
Citizen science project needs pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers Rodenticide effectiveness could be “hit or miss” in large swathes of the UK due to the unknown resistance status of rat and mouse populations, according to Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use chairman Dr Alan Buckle. Pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers are being invited to join a…
Following on from the recent CRRU press release regarding the new label text for bait station use, we are here to provide some helpful advice. So what do Killgerm advise? At this present time, there are no defined standards for testing tamper-resistant rodent bait stations in the UK or European Union. Utilising USA test protocols…
Coming soon for trainees and those recently qualified: Abridged Code of Best Practice Mid-January will see publication of an abridged adaptation of the CRRU Code of Best Practice in pest rodent control. The need arises because, as responsible pest controllers know all too well, annual monitoring of barn owls by CRRU from 2016 to 2021…
Vazor® Fumigators to be withdrawn In accordance with the Biocidal Products Regulation, Vazor® Fumigators are being phased out of stock. The product can no longer be purchased after Friday 26th November 2021, and all product must be used by 29th June 2022. Please contact the Killgerm Sales Office for further information and to talk to…
Pest Tech The Largest Pest Control Event is Back November 10th, 2021 All Day MK ARENA | FREE ENTRY | FREE PARKING FOR ATTENDEES PestTech caters for every sector of the industry with exhibitors covering every facet connected with vertebrate and invertebrate management, this exhibition is essential for all those involved within the industry or…
NPTA members show apathy to call to voice opinion on glue boards In a shock move NPTA members decided, almost unanimously to back the proposed private members bill brought forward by Jane Stevenson MP, to ban glue boards, or at least that’s how it feels! The NPTA, in consultation with the BPCA through the PMA,…
Let’s keep glue boards for professionals, says BPCA In June, the UK government issued details on the Glue Traps (Offences) legislation, designed to ban the sale of rodent glue boards in England and Wales. BPCA Chief Exec, Ian Andrew, said: “We’ve spent a month talking to members, consulting with lobbyists and researching the scientific and…
PestWest® flies high with another award-winning night for flyDetect® PestWest® was announced the winner of the Digital Engineering/Technology Award for flyDetect® at the Made in Yorkshire Awards ceremony last night hosted by Insider Media Limited. The prestigious manufacturing dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds, and celebrated world-class companies based in Yorkshire and…
‘Five Years of Rodenticide Stewardship 2016-2020’ published A report of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime’s work covering 2016 to 2020 has been published by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. This feeds into a formal five-year review being carried out by its HSE-led Government Oversight Group. The regime’s work and achievements to date were discussed…
Great news! BASF have received their HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certificate for Selontra. This will now allow pest controllers to use Selontra to service clients in the food industry employing the HACCP system. Selontra is certified as: • Suitable for use in and around facilities that operate a HACCP-based Food Safety Program,…
Legal teeth and rodent control update in 2021 Code of Best Practice to tackle “stubbornly static” rodenticide residues in barn owls Rodenticide use for permanent, pulsed or burrow baiting, or in covered and protected bait stations, is now only legal if the product label permits these ‘non-standard’ scenarios specifically. This applies equally to pest controllers,…
The UK government has backed a Bill banning the use of rodent glue traps for pest control The UK government has backed a Bill banning the use of rodent glue traps for pest control. What is not clear is whether this relates to professional users as well as amateurs. The professional pest control industry works…
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…
Static rodenticide residues in barn owl surveillance Two-thirds of barn owls analysed have been found with detectable liver residues of two or more second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). Another 21% were positive for one SGAR in this Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) surveillance. The highest frequency detections were of bromadiolone, difenacoum and brodifacoum. For…
Irish Acquisition Announced by Killgerm Group Ltd Killgerm Group Ltd is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Sprayclear Environmental Ltd. Based near Dublin, Sprayclear is the leading supplier to the professional pest control service market in the Republic of Ireland. Commenting on the acquisition, Rupert Broome, Killgerm Group Managing Director,…