Consultation on NRW’s approach to regulating the shooting and trapping of wild birds in Wales All wild birds in Wales have legal protection. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has a number of powers under which they can authorise others to kill or take particular species of wild birds, eggs and nests for certain purposes, for example…
DetailsPestWest® 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…
Details‘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…
DetailsMaxforce® Pushbox New bait station controls all main ant species Bayer has launched a new easy to use, palatable ant bait which is now available to control all major ant species. Available in a new easy to use insecticidal bait station, Maxforce® Pushbox offers proven control over all main ant species, including Black garden ants,…
DetailsHarmonix® Rodent Paste Bayer is bringing a new high-performance professional use cholecalciferol rodenticide, which can be used in open areas and burrows.Tim Peeling, product manager at Bayer Environmental Science, says, this is the first new product on the market with extensive label usage for a very long time. “Harmonix® Rodent Paste marks a new…
DetailsLegal 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,…
DetailsGovernment backs Bill banning the use of glue traps for pest control Link: Government website link Government backs Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to crack down on inhumane traps From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith Published 16 June 2021 Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to crack down on inhumane…
DetailsGrowth sparks new recruitment in BASIS team BASIS has expanded its workforce with the recruitment of two new employees. Jade Prince and Tanya Kesterton join the team to take on two new roles as business development executive and head of digital learning, respectively. Jade has a background in environmental science and is FACTS qualified. “My…
DetailsPelsis Group targets further growth with spate of new hires for its Edialux Professional division. Following on news of the recent acquisitions of Edialux France and US based Bird-B-Gone, Pelsis Group has made the following appointments in the UK: Former BPCA President, Tom Holmes returns to the business as Head of Pro-Pest Development, and Elizabeth…
DetailsDEFRA have today released a document titled ‘Action for Animals’. The document has the backing of and includes a foreword by George Eustice (Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). The Action Plan for Animal Welfare sets out DEFRA’s plans, aims and ambitions across 5 key areas: · sentience and enforcement ·…
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