April Update from the Office It has been a busy period in the NPTA office as we move through the start of the membership year. All membership invoices have now been issued, (Donna is over the moon that this year she has not had to lick over 1000 envelopes) and thank you to everyone…
PelGar International Launches New Global Website to Streamline Access to Technical Resources and Product Information UK March 2026 – PelGar International has launched a new global website, www.pelgar.co.uk, designed to deliver faster, more structured access to the technical information required by pest control professionals, distributors, and regulatory bodies. The platform introduces a direct request system…
STRADDLE STONES By Hugh Radford, NPTA Vice Chair Britain’s Early Defence Against Rats in Grain and Hay Walk through almost any older rural village in southern England or even in garden center ornament departments and you may spot them. Stone columns with wide, rounded tops, standing in neat rows, sometimes supporting a small timber building,…
From the Pest Control Library The Silent Spring Legacy Part 1: Silent Spring If you work in pest management and you have never read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, you have almost certainly felt its impact anyway. Published in 1962, it is probably the most influential book ever written about pesticides. Not a technical manual.…
HACCP assures food safety in pest control HACCP risk assessment is an essential part of any food business to assure produce is safe and free from contamination. All food businesses, particularly those supplying to the big chain supermarkets, should have HACCP (Hazzard Analysis Critical Control Point) based food safety programmes implemented, as a means of…
Know your foe: The Indian Meal Moth Mark Wenman, NPTA Technical Manager The Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. In some countries they are known as the pantry moth. They are a common grain-feeding pest found around the world, consuming cereals, fruits, seeds and similar products. The adult…
Government Launches Youth Jobs Grant and Major Employment Drive for Young People The UK Government has announced a major youth employment initiative aimed at helping young people gain skills, training and employment while supporting employers to develop their future workforce. The programme includes a range of incentives designed to encourage businesses to recruit young people,…
NPTA Listed on GOV.UK as a Source of Professional Pest Control Support The National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) is now recognised on the GOV.UK website as one of the trade association websites the public can use when searching for a professional pest controller. On the “Pest control on your property” page, users are directed to…
Member Benefit Highlight: TrustMark Join the growing number of NPTA members already benefiting from TrustMark! Strengthen your credibility, stand out to customers, and unlock a suite of professional tools, all included in your membership! Who are TrustMark? TrustMark is the only UK Government-endorsed quality scheme for work carried out in and around the…
A unicorn in Uniform Hannah Godfrey, Godfrey Pest Management Yep! You read that right! When I googled the stats for women like me, (a 43 year old, wife and mother owning their own business and being a Pest Control Technician), Gemini told me I was a ‘Statistical Unicorn’ as I made up 0.5% of the…