The NPTA Begins a New Chapter The National Pest Technicians Association is very pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Hallam as their new Chief Operating Officer with effect from May 1st 2019. With the recent departure of the Office Manager and with long-time CEO John Davison looking to retire, it gave the Board the…
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…
As you are aware, the Bayer product Ficam® D has been successfully reauthorised through the Biocidal Product Registration process, and continues to be available on the UK market with a new registration number (UK-2018-1136). The Irish authorities have now also granted a new registration for Ficam® D (IE/BPA 70406), and Bayer hope to return to a dual label in the near future.
Label changes in the conditions relating to the use of both Phostoxin® and Talunex® for the nonagricultural control of brown rats resulted in the UK marketing companies putting a temporary suspension on the use of both products for rodent control until a clear and workable process could be agreed by all UK stakeholders. Additional label…
In order to protect public health within high-risk environments, the use of rodent glue boards remains an important route if all other options are considered inappropriate. Although rodent glue boards are not designed to physically harm rodents, their use raises valid concerns and they should only be sold to or used by technicians who have…
The summer is very nearly upon us and we hope that will mean a busy season for us all. It seems that rodent and ant products are popular at the moment according to our customer service team. It has been a busy few months at Killgerm with new staff joining to strengthen our team and…
Tips from Dr Matthew Davies Now is the time to give your dusting equipment a maintenance check – you don’t want to be caught short with malfunctioning equipment in the middle of a busy wasp season! Consider the importance of offering a service to remove the wasp nest after treatment. An old wasp nest can…
In readiness for professional pest controllers in private and public sectors, farmers, land managers and gamekeepers having to show proof of competence when purchasing professional use rodenticides under the forthcoming rodenticide stewardship regime, a list of 14 CRRU approved certificates has been released. Five approvals are of ‘grandfather’ certificates from courses no longer taking place,…
The BPCA has produced a Code of Best Practice for Pesticide Waste which covers all aspects of waste legislation with significant input from regulatory bodies in all four home countries. Click to download.
Killgerm has always prided itself in operating a fully licensed Waste Disposal Scheme. To support customers in their obligation under waste disposal legislation and ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal of waste Killgerm has operated the scheme free-of-charge for over 20 years. However, due to changes in waste classification this is no longer possible and…
The Environment Agency has provided further clarification on local authorities and waste carrier registration: A local authority’s upper tier waste carriers licence covers the pest control department’s waste. There is no need to have a lower tier waste carrier registration if an upper tier (or a lower tier) licence is already in place. For further…