NATURAL ENGLAND UPDATE GUIDANCE ON A08 LICENCE APPLICATIONS Wild birds: licence to kill, take or disturb to prevent disease or agricultural damage, for conservation, or public health and safety (A08) Natural England have updated the guidance on A08 licences and the way that applications are made has changed. Natural England will only issue you with…
PestWest® wins Best New Product Award for flyDetect® flyDetect® from PestWest® was announced as joint winner of the Best New Product Award at The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Virtual Awards Ceremony which took place on Friday 4th December 2020. The SOFHT Awards recognises and celebrates excellence within the food industry and its associated…
New barn owl study finds improved breeding performance Barn owl breeding success last year (2019) was four percent higher, at 2.66 fledglings per nest, than the preceding four-year average, according to a new report from the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. On the same basis, a 17% increase was also found in the percentage of…
New general licences for the control of wild birds New general licences issued ahead of them coming into force on 1 January 2021. Defra has published three new general licences for the control of wild birds, ahead of them coming into force on 1 January 2021. This follows the completion of Defra’s review and user…
Cholecalciferol rodenticides covered by stewardship regime Rodenticides based on cholecalciferol are subject to conditions of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, operated by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK. This confirmation is prompted by new products coming to the UK market. CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle confirms that pest controllers, farmers or gamekeepers considering the…
BASF introduces Selontra® in Europe New rodenticide bait offers different mode of action and faster control Limburgerhof, Germany– 2nd November — BASF has officially launched Selontra®, an innovative rodenticide bait that offers several unique advantages for professional users. The product contains the active substance cholecalciferol which has a different mode of action to the predominantly…
The spread of rats against which some rodenticides don’t work has taken a “surprising and troubling” turn, according to Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use chairman Dr Alan Buckle. New 2019-2020 survey results show not only that 74% of rat analysed carried a resistance gene but, of those studied, one-in-five had two different genes in widespread…
RSPB Birdcrime report reveals 85 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution in the UK in 2019 including shooting, trapping and poisoning RSPB data, peer-reviewed science and population surveys prove these crimes are concentrated on and near driven grouse moors Between 2012-2019 half (49%) of the confirmed incidents occurred in protected landscapes The RSPB calls…
Additional biosecurity for rat and mouse tail samples Additional biosecurity measures when sending rat and mouse tail samples for rodenticide resistance testing have been introduced. Farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers are asked to follow new packaging guidance at here. Two main changes are to double-bag the samples and include a UN3373 label, which can be…
PROMPT relaxes rules on CPD point collection With industry events, conferences and meetings across the UK cancelled, PROMPT has taken the decision to relax its CPD requirements for Register members. Stephen Jacob, PROMPT CEO, explains that ordinarily members are annually required to collect a set number of CPD points before the points-year ends on 31st…
Rodenticide alert prompts reminder of permitted target species No UK products authorised for control of wood mice Users of rodenticides covered by the UK stewardship regime are reminded that no product is authorised for control of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), also known as long tailed field mice. This arises from an alert to the Campaign…
Free rodenticide resistance testing service resumes Appeal to pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers for samples Free DNA testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has resumed with the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. Chairman Dr Alan Buckle calls for tail samples of freshly killed rats and mice from pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers who…
Six General licences re-issued for the control of wild birds Licences reissued on a temporary basis ahead of new licences coming into force on 1 January 2021 Defra has announced that six general licences for the control of wild birds will be reissued on a temporary basis ahead of new licences coming into force on…
Congratulations to Tim! Killgerm are thrilled to announce that Tim Bloomer, Area Sales Manager, has achieved the RSPH Level 3 Award in Pest Management. Killgerm now have two Area Sales Managers qualified to the highest level in the pest control industry. Tim says, “Given the length of time since I took the RSPH Level 2…
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…
Tetramethrin reclassification Insecticides containing tetramethrin at a concentration of 1% and greater will, from the 1st of May 2020, be required to feature a new hazard phrase on the label: ‘H351: Suspected of causing cancer’ due to their reclassification as category 2 carcinogens. Such labels will also feature the ‘health hazard’ warning symbol. The key…