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40 Pages·2016·7.38 MB·English

SEPTEMBER 2016
PLUs
PPC84
BPCA to celebrate 75th anniversary
PPC info PiCs CEPA Certified®
Alien v pestie
5 simple motoring tips
sEo optimisation: get local!
Client guidance: bee treatments
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Wood-
destroying
beetles in Power to
buildings Brexit and you flight of fancy the consumer
ISSN 2046-5025
Professional Pest Controller
the journal of the UK pest management industry
2 CPD Points
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The Family Run Distributor That Prides Itself On Putting You The Customer FIRST!
Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps •Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire •
Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting
BIRD CONTROL • INSECT CONTROL
Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents •
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Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE
Your Favourite Brands All Under One Roof
• Rat Traps • Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird
Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables •
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Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards •
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Rodent Proofing • DadQQdi-UULonOOg-LTTegsEE • RSSodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide •
DDEELLIIVVEERRYY
Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps •
Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect
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• Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing •
Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect
Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps • Mouse Traps •
Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller •
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Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care
DDEELLIIVVEERRYY
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Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors •
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Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog
The Pestfix Promise
Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK
Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps •
Application Equipment •N PPOE • TRaItE TrRapEs •D Mouse Traps • DisinNfecOtan tMs • BIiNrd ISMpikeUs •M Bird Netting • Post &
Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps •
Price Schemes Annual Spend
Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents
• Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps •
NO MINIMUM NO SHORT TERM
Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE
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Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables •
Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards •
Just Our Lowest Prices All Year Round
Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide •
Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps •
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Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories
• Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing •
Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • MLevoeln 2 Citerotifircianteg Bait • Insect
In Pest Management
Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps • Mouse Traps •
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PRESIDENT | foreword
Resist the race to the bottom
EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application
The Family Run Distributor That Prides Itself On Putting You The Customer FIRST!
Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps •Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire •
Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting
BIRD CONTROL • INSECT CONTROL
Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents •
Chimney Guards •R RoOdeDntE PrNooTfin gC •O DaNddTi-LRonOg-LLe g•s •A RoNdeInMt TrAackLin gC • OEFKN CTonRsuOmaLbles • EFK Traps •
New BPCA President Paul Rodman of Monitor Pest Control gives his view
Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE on the sector, and what he aims to achieve during his Presidency.
Your Favourite Brands All Under One Roof

• Rat Traps • Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird
Since I joined this industry 30 years ago, I’ve wherever possible. As with every economic
Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • been surprised by how little we think of downturn, there is increased pressure to
FFRREEEE WWRRIITTTTEENN ourselves. What I mean is that other trades put provide quality at the lowest price possible. I
Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards •
FFRREEEE UUKK MMAAIINNLLAANNDD more value on their work than we seem to do. have no problem getting leaner – that’s good
Rodent Proofing • DadQQdi-UULonOOg-LTTegsEE • RSSodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • I believe our role is a vital one in public health for any business. But sometimes we need to
DDEELLIIVVEERRYY – without us many more people would get ill, stand our ground when we are told ‘the bloke
Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps •
and many homes and offices would be down the road will do it for peanuts’. And
Mouse Traps • Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect damaged by pest activity. We should shout when tenders put more and more emphasis on
WWIITTHHIINN TTHHEE HHOOUURR ++
about this, and it’s something I intend to do price over quality and service, it becomes
Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • SOOhNNo oOOtiRRnDDg EECRRonSSs uOOmVVaEEbRRle s££ •22 S00h00ooting Accessories
during my Presidency. I will put together a difficult to resist the race to the bottom.
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• Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • compelling story on the worth of pest control Looking forward, Brexit is going to be a real
to public health, and we can all use this to challenge for many of us, but possibly an
Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect
demonstrate our value. Watch future editions opportunity (see the article on page 22).
Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps • Mouse Traps • of PPC for details. Ongoing austerity will create opportunities
The industry has changed a lot in the last where councils cut back further on pest
Disinfectants • Bird Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller •
NNEEXXTT DDAAYY few years; other sectors are providing pest control services and bin collections, but will
Rodent Repellers • Bi33rd00 R DDepAAeYYll eIINNrsTT •EE ARRnEEimSSTTa l FFTRRraEEpEEs • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care control as part of their service, my company also cause clients to resist using pest control
DDEELLIIVVEERRYY included. This makes it even more important unless absolutely vital – I can see the tabloid
• Bird Gels • HeCCdgRRehoEEg DDBruIIsTTh • AAVisCCualCC DeOOteUUrreNNntsTT • SSChimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • for us to ensure we aren’t selling ‘pest control’ ‘plague’ headlines now!
but ‘pest management’, i.e. we sell our
Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors •
expertise not simply our labour. After all,
Insecticides • Insect Traps •AA AVVpAApIIlLLicAAaBBtiLLoEEn Equipment • PPE • Rat TFFrRRapOOsMM • MJJoUUuSSsTTe T££r77a..p99s 99• Disinfectants • Bird anyone can put down bait or service an EFK
unit, according to more and more clients who
Spikes • Bird Netting • Post & Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird
buy direct. But they don’t understand pest
Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog biology, morphology, behaviour and so on,
The Pestfix Promise but we do!
Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK
By ensuring clients see the added value of PAUL RoDMAn
Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • what we bring to the table, we are helping to BPCA President
preserve the industry for us all. The race to Operations Director, Monitor Pest Control
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the bottom on pricing needs to be resisted, [email protected]
Wire • Bio-Acoustics • Bird Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps •
Price Schemes Annual Spend
Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents
• Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps •
NO MINIMUM NO SHORT TERM Your Association is focusing ...anyone can put down bait
Rodenticide • Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE on three areas...
or service an EFK unit,
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PRofEssionALisM
according to more and more
Lasers • Insect Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • For you and your business, via CEPA Certified®,
apprenticeships, training for every step of your clients who buy direct.
Shooting Accessories • Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards •
Just Our Lowest Prices All Year Round career, providing Codes of Best Practice by
Rodent Proofing • Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • which to work.
Monitoring Bait • Insect Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps • PRofiLE
Ensuring your potential customers always
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select a BPCA Member. We are working with
Repeller • Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories specifiers such as the Soil Association, BRC and
SALSA. We place articles in your customers’
• Gun Care • Bird Gels • Hedgehog Brush • Visual Deterrents • Chimney Guards • Rodent Proofing •
trade magazines and exhibit at their shows.
Daddi-Long-Legs • Rodent Tracking • EFK Consumables • EFK Traps • Rodenticide • MLevoeln 2 Citerotifircianteg Bait • Insect PRofit
In Pest Management
Monitors • Insecticides • Insect Traps • Application Equipment • PPE • Rat Traps • Mouse Traps • Increasing your profitability by becoming more
efficient, winning more work – and keeping it.
Disinfectants • Birsda Spleikess@ • Bpired sNtefttiinxg. •c Poo.stu &k W ir ew • wBiow-Ac.opuestsicst •f iBxird. cLaose.rus •k Insect Repeller •
•
Rodent Repellers • Bird Repellers • Animal Traps • Shooting Consumables • Shooting Accessories • Gun Care
PestFix - Unit 1D Littlehampton Marina Ferry Road Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 5DS
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Contents www.twitter.com/britpestcontrol
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/
british-pest-control-association-7834195a
nEWs 6
BPCA ProdUCt nEWs 10
www.bpca.org.uk
British Pest Control Association
4a Mallard Way, Pride Park
Derby DE24 8GX PErsons of
01332 294 288 signifiCAnt ControL 11
[email protected]
A new regulation came into force in
April 2016 requiring all limited
PPC companies to maintain a
ProfEssionAL register of Persons of Significant
PEst ControLLEr Control (PSC).
ppconline.org
Published quarterly by BPCA.
© 2016 BPCA. BAit HivE CAPtUrEs
sWArms – And PriZEs! 11
Editor
Simon Forrester
[email protected] BA Product Design student Joshua
Akhtar has been recognised at the
ContEnt tEAm
recent New Designers Awards for 16 social wasps: no asbo required
Natalie Bungay, Kevin Higgins,
Mandy McCarthy-Ward, Lorraine his innovative ‘Bait Hive’ – a
Norton, Dee Ward-Thompson sustainable, low-cost design
solution for a foldable bee hive
AdvErtising
dedicated to swarm capture.
[email protected]
dEsign
Ken Davidson, Davidson IGD sErviCing CommittEE
www.davidson-igd.co.uk roUndUP 12
The Servicing Committee meets
four times a year to discuss issues
affecting servicing members.
CPd for 2016: 2 Points 25 Alien v pestie 13 BPCA to celebrate
BPCA to CELEBrAtE
BASIS reference: PC/49814/16/g 75th anniversary
PROMPT is a registered trademark 75tH AnnivErsAry 13
of BASIS (Registration) Limited.
www.basispestcontrol.co.uk
Next year we will celebrate our
75th anniversary with a special
dinner held on the evening of
Wednesday 22 March, after day
BPCA provides at least one
one of PestEx 2017.
article in every issue of PPC as an
online CPD quiz. Look out for the
logo on the relevant page, and in
the contents list. At least three PPC info PiCs
points are given for each quiz, CEPA CErtifiEd® 15
and we even pass your results to
BASIS for free within a few days.
To access this unique benefit, Less than a year after its
simply join the BPCA Affiliate launch more than 110 pest
Scheme via www.bpca.org.uk/affiliate management companies in 21
European countries have already
been certified.
soCiAL WAsPs:
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Few things ruin a Summer
picnic faster than the
common yellow-jacket
wasp. Their persistent nature and
painful sting has earned them
status as the 'gangsters' of the
20 Wood-destroying insects in buildings
insect world, causing panic and
revulsion in the public’s eyes.
4 PPC84 SEPTEMBER 2016
CHIEF EXEC | viewpoint
www.facebook.com/Britishpestcontrol
www.youtube.com/user/BPCAvideo
Wood-dEstroying
insECts in BUiLdings 20
Brexit or bust?
James Berry, Technical Manager at
The Property Care Association Part two...
discusses the common wood-
boring insects.
Despite the recent turmoil around Brexit, the pest
BrEXit And yoU 22 management industry seems to be on an even keel.
While other sectors seem worried about what the
Simon Forrester investigates what
referendum result means to them, research* among
Brexit might mean to the UK pest
control sector. PPC readers shows that most see their business as
being stronger in the months ahead, with Brexit
having little or no direct effect on their companies,
ALiEn v PEstiE 25
and longer term a minor positive impact. On a
New EU legislation will change personal level most see it as a positive, which we all
how certain Invasive Alien Species hope will be borne out.
(IAS also known as invasive
With that in mind, this week the staff team and
non-native species) are managed
across the EU. Board have been setting budgets for 2017. Looking
26 flight of fancy
back to PPC83, we included a chart which showed we’d
made a modest profit for the last two years. This has
fLigHt of fAnCy 26
been used to pay for new benefits and services this
Craig Lippett, Chairman of year, the largest of these being a free independent
ARPAS-UK, the trade body
audit against EN16636 for every Servicing Company
for remotely piloted aircraft
member, plus subsidised CEPA Certification – see how
(drones) explains the regulations
involved in commercial use that’s going on page 15. There are some fantastic plans
of drones. for the coming year – I’ll be writing to every member
about these in due course.
5 simPLE motoring tiPs Next year is BPCA’s 75th anniversary and we have
for PEst ControLLErs 30
organised a dinner in London to celebrate. Don’t
worry if you can’t make it; we will be maintaining our
Owning, running and insuring
vehicles are amongst the greatest programme of events around the country: the largest
costs that pest control companies roadshow in the industry, including PestEx which
face. The simple steps in this article
happens again at ExCel, London on 22-23 March.
will cost you next to nothing but
In the next few weeks we’ll be launching our
could save money in the future.
National Survey of Pest Species, which each year gets
us and our members thousands of pounds of free PR
for BEttEr sEArCH
visiBiLity, gEt LoCAL! 32 in the national, regional and local press. For the first
time we are marrying up data from the councils with
Customers who want to find your the 79,000+ referrals we received to paint the biggest
business will look for you online –
and best picture of UK pests. We expect this to drive
usually via Google Search. And
unless they’ve hired you before, our business referrals to new heights for 2016 – watch
22 Brexit and you they’ll be searching for any this space!
business that falls under the
In the meantime, settle back with this issue of PPC
general pest control banner.
and enjoy a quick break between wasps’ nests!
gUidAnCE doCUmEnt
BEE trEAtmEnts 34
PoWEr to tHE ConsUmEr 35
siMon foRREstER
The Consumer Rights Act is
BPCA chief executive
being strengthened to give more
support to the public if services [email protected]
provided are not up to scratch.
Kevin Higgins investigates.
34 Bee treatments
BPCA trAining nEWs 36
* PPC 100 survey of 105 UK pest control companies August 2016 (BPCA)
SEPTEMBER 2016 PPC84 5
news
BPCA on the
UPDAtE:
road – to your
Managing road risk
iCUP calls for
clients!
abstracts
BPCA will be exhibiting at the
following shows, representing you! The organisers of the 9th
We will be there to promote the use International Conference on
of a professional pest controller, the Urban Pests is pleased to
importance of having a pest control invite abstract submissions
contract in place and why they for consideration for
should always be looking for the presentation at ICUP in
BPCA member logo. Birmingham from 9-12 July
2017. The deadline for
Takeaway Expo / 27-28 September submissions is 15
ExCel, London September 2016.
Our recent article identified and the hassle and knock-on www.takeawayexpo.co.uk www.icup2017.org.uk
driving as the most dangerous costs are not to be taken lightly
task most pest controllers do. by those of you who have been Croptec / 29-30 November
This rang some bells with fortunate in NOT experiencing East of England Showground,
Richard Bone of Des Bone Ltd, this. Sorting it out is a pain and Peterborough sGARs:
who wrote to PPC to say, “Last an initial draw on your capital as www.croptecshow.com residues
month one of our vans got struck you may have to stump up some found in
by a 40tonne lorry which decided of the costs to start with before The Cleaning Show / 14-16 March
scottish mink
to pull out without looking!” your claim is settled.” ExCel, London
“When we approached our “My point is that you should www.cleaningshow.co.uk Recent research involving
insurers the cause could have make sure your fleet insurance is WIIS Scotland shows 79%
been disputed and therefore we well supported and gives you If there are any other shows you of adult American mink
would have been 50% liable for back up at your time of need. The would like to see the Association at (Neovison vison) had
the repair to our vehicle. Bradshaw Bennett team took over please let us know – where would detectable residues of
However, when we mentioned we our case, dealt with the third you like to be represented? anticoagulant rodenticides;
had dashcams in our vehicles this party insurers, brought into play [email protected] bromadiolone being the most
changed the whole outlook. We accident management systems we commonly found. Exposure
gave the footage to Bradshaw were not aware we had, sorted a was 1.7 times higher for
Bennett, our insurance broker hire van and arranged repair of mink in areas with a high
since 1996.” our vehicle.” fire for Paula! density of farms. American
“They were able to use the And Richard’s advice to pest mink are a potential sentinel
footage to demonstrate our driver controllers? “Driving as part of Paula Johnson species for exposure risks
wasn’t at fault to the third party delivering your pest management of CDP across Europe. BPCA has
insurer and the wheels turned system to clients can be easily Environmental forwarded this information
much quicker to get us back on overlooked and must be risk was the lucky winner of our to CRRU for consideration
the road to deliver our business assessed. I feel strongly that you Amazon Fire Tablet for under their monitoring
support to clients. Please consider ask what you get for the liking our FaceBook page programmea alongside
dashcams of good quality, they insurance premium you pay. – Congratulations Paula! barn owls.
literally can repay its cost once!” Cheap is not always the best – facebook.com/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
“This is the second van that read your policy!” Britishpestcontrol pubmed/27387798
has had a non-fault road collision www.ppconline.org/ppc82/#30
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practices. But there’s a new benefit of using them – to detect bed bugs,” said oci
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With more coming soon! discovered the shed skins of bed bugs retain the temporarily knock out the bed
http://learning.bpca.org.uk/ ‘obnoxious sweetness’ smell often associated with bugs when they were handling
the pests, a finding that could potentially be used to them, as CO would cause the
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combat infestations. bugs to release their aldehyde
Waste Code of Best
Bed bugs shed their skins, known as exuviae, as store, skewing the findings.
Practice amended they grow. Four pheromone compounds known as Instead they handled active bed
aldehydes are consistently found in the shed skins. bugs individually. “That created a
BPCA’s Waste Code of Best Practice is currently The UC Riverside researchers found exuviae retain level of anxiety,” Choe said. “We
being amended in liaison with industry and the those compounds in the glands and gradually didn't want to accidentally
environment agencies of the four home dispense them over time. They also found that release any bed bugs in the
countries. Once amended, living bed bugs are likely to settle down in the laboratory. But our students
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a copy will be available for vicinity of the shed skins by sensing these handled it well.”
BPCA members on the website. compounds. The findings could have significant And if they do release bed
15 01 01 If you have any implications for pest management, using some of bugs, at least they know how to
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comments please the chemical and mechanical characteristics of the attract them!
contact [email protected] bed bugs' shed skin to develop monitor traps at an http://goo.gl/Hk9yyt
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new Zealand to ‘kill off all predators’ by 2050
methods like predator-proof fences and pesticides will
play a role, a stated goal of ‘predator-free New Zealand’
is a “scientific breakthrough capable of removing at
least one small mammalian predator from New
Zealand entirely” by 2025 – watch this space.
Before the arrival of humans, New Zealand’s
terrestrial ecosystems had no significant predation.
The introduction of Polynesian rats and dogs by the
Māori, followed by the arrival of Europeans with UK’s first laser
countless non-native mammals in tow, wrought untold
course pass
havoc on the island’s native wildlife, including the
extinction of species such as the moa, long-billed wren for Matt
and laughing owl. According to Conservation Minister
Maggie Barry, “New Zealand’s unique native creatures PestFix Director Matthew England
Seeking to safeguard the future of native species such and plants are central to our national identity. They is proud to be the first in the UK to
as kiwis, parrots and flightless birds like the takahe, evolved for millions of years in a world without be qualified by Bird Control Group
New Zealand has made the decision to eradicate all mammals and as a result are extremely vulnerable to to conduct Agrilaser Autonomic
wild predators by the middle of this century. The introduced predators.” Installation Courses. This will
multimillion pound plan involves the wholesale While there’s no going back to a pre-settlement enable him to train pest control
removal of rats, possum, stoats, ferrets and other ecological state, for New Zealand or anywhere else, professionals to become qualified
non-native species responsible for the deaths of removing all predators would be a major step in that installers of the Agrilaser system,
millions of native birds each year. direction. There are, however, two exceptions to the allowing them to safely
As probably one of the world’s most ambitious predator ban: family pets and humans. No word on demonstrate, survey and install
conservation projects, it will require the development whether Orcs will also be included in the purge! the Agrilaser Autonomic range.
of new pest control technologies. Although traditional www.doc.govt.nz/predator-free-nz-2050 www.pestfix.co.uk
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news
orkin buys safeguard Bee Code of Best
to enter UK market Real world product Practice review –
stewardship plus free client
US pest control giant Rollins Inc, guidance for BPCA
owner of the Orkin brand, has This month BPCA staff carried out test Members
purchased the stock of BPCA purchases on three common pest control
member Safeguard Pest Control and products purchased from a variety of online
Environmental Services Limited, operating since 1991 retailers. We were able to buy professional-use-
from Westerham, Kent. The acquisition is the first only insecticide with no questions asked nor
company-owned operation for Rollins in the UK. seeing information on the sites to state that the
Owners Paul Butterick and Tim Sheehan will stay on products are not for amateurs. One of these
to run the company. Gary W. Rollins, Vice Chairman products was then sent via Royal Mail, and also
and Chief Executive Officer of Rollins stated, “This an ant bait station was sent by standard post; an
acquisition is an important milestone and expands our offence under the Royal Mail’s carriage terms
global presence. Safeguard's outstanding management under the Postal Services Act 2011 and the Royal
team has established the company as an industry Mail inland scheme section 5.3.28.
leader, and we share a culture of continuous Also eagle-eyed pestie Martin Rose-King of
improvement and ongoing investment in training and Bounty Pest Control spotted Ficam W for sale in
development. Further, we are pleased that Paul and individual sachets (an offence under COPR). We
Tim will remain in leadership roles and look forward to alerted eBay and the product was removed from
sharing best practices between the two organisations.” sale. We then contacted the manufacturer,
Orkin has been keen to enter the UK market for urging their own investigation. Thanks to The Feral Bee Code of Best
many years, exhibiting at PestEx to find the right UK Martin for spotting this. Practice is to be updated soon,
company. It is expected that Safeguard will be the While we can’t police the whole internet, if and BPCA has launched guidance
first of a series of acquisitions backed up by Orkin HQ's you spot something ‘dodgy’ let us know and we for you to give to clients regarding
significant resources. Expect a new big player will inform the relevant authorities. After all, bees and pest control – see page
in the UK market, with deep pockets! stewardship of rodenticides is only the start… 34. Copies will be available via
www.orkin.com [email protected] the BPCA website for all Members
www.safeguardpestcontrol.co.uk and Affiliates.
Adrian Gough
mEEt tHE mEmBErs
Adrian is Managing Director and Company Biologist of Ag PEst mAnAgEmEnt
AG Pest Management Limited, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. BUsinEss timELinE
Adrian recently took the company through CEPA certification and in his 2003 AG Pest Management born
spare time enjoys competing in endurance sporting events such as
triathlons, road running and fell running. 2004 Took on one technician and
a small business premises
What’s your Would you like to get more involved with BPCA?
2004 First major NHS contract
favourite thing Yes definitely. To make progress for me, my business,
about your job? and the pest control sector generally we all have to 2005 First major bird proofing job
You never know work together. I did put in for the Executive Board this
what you’re year but didn’t quite make it. I would like to make it to 2006 First sign-written van
walking into. Board level one day as I have invaluable industry
In the years I have experience that I would like to share with others. 2007 Second technician joins
worked in the industry, I have learned that no along with office manager
two jobs are the same. Each day I will encounter One tip for SMEs in pest control?
2008 Second major NHS contract
different scenarios where I have to think on my feet, I’ve been fortunate to carve out a successful business
and I love that about my job. that has grown through difficult financial climates. My
2011 Third technician joins
one tip to anybody starting their own business is to
What frustrates you in the pest control sector? know who you want to be and where you want to go 2012 All staff qualified to
The pest control profession is still quite small, I think, right from the start. For example, if you want to be RSPH level 2 and health and
and is not yet accredited in the way other public known as a green company stick to your guns, however safety qualified
services are. A lot of practice is unregulated, including hard things may be initially.
guys who aren’t even passing basic courses, never 2013 Celebrated ten years
mind navigating CEPA accreditation. We are then For you, what is the biggest benefit of being a in business
trying to compete on a level playing field with these member of BPCA?
guys who are treating wasp nests, bed bugs and fleas I know I don’t use membership to its full potential, but 2015 Moved to bigger premises
where price is the driving force. With the sale of the technical forms on BusinessShield are really useful. including a small unit
pesticides and other chemicals to ‘Joe Public’ online, I also like to be kept up-to-date with sector news and
2016 CEPA Accreditation
at hardware stores and out of the back of vans, we through email as my time is precious, especially this
are missing out on a lot of business. time of year.
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news
Meeting room
hire at BPCA new Marketing and Communications Manager for BPCA
BPCA’s newly-refurbished meeting
rooms are an excellent choice if Third sector marketing expert Ben world-class members, an activity Ben as
you want to host a meeting or event Massey has been recruited as Marketing and Communications Manager will
in the East Midlands. BPCA's Marketing and play a key role.
Our offices are located on the Communications Manager. Commenting on his new position, Ben said,
Pride Park Business Park with an Ben has previously delivered a “This is an exciting time to be joining BPCA. The
excellent choice of hotels and successful marketing function for Association's ambition to meet the needs of its
amenities nearby. The air- membership, charitable and social enterprise membership community has really impressed
conditioned rooms are fully organisations in the Construction and Sport & me. BPCA have a talented staff team who
equipped and our larger suite is on Leisure sectors, and most recently in the Higher appreciate that great communications and
ground level providing easy access Education sector for the UK Council for Graduate engagement are a vital part of the membership
to all. There is limited parking Education. Ben brings many skills to the role experience, something which has been central to
outside but there is a large park including strategic marketing planning, member the Association's success in recent years.”
and ride nearby, only a short walk engagement strategy, brand strategy, digital “I'm delighted to be working with BPCA to
from the offices. marketing and communications planning. develop its strategic marketing plan and to
The recruitment of a Marketing and help drive the brand and its activities forward.
Communication Manager follows the recent The best membership organisations are always
release of BPCA's 2016-18 strategy towards an underpinned by great people, excellent leadership
increase in professionalism, profile and profit for and the highest standards of customer service and
the organisation and its members. Within the these are values which play a central part in the
strategy, one of the focus areas is the membership BPCA story.”
structure and offer, to attract and retain [email protected]
Dawn back at Agrisense Bye sofi, hello sarah!
We offer a professional setting
with natural daylight, use of a Dawn Heptinstall-Bolton Long-standing Senior
projector and screen, whiteboard, rejoined Agrisense in July as Administrator Sofi Halliday
flipcharts and free WiFi. We can Sales Manager. Dawn worked left BPCA in July to join her
also supply tea, coffee, mineral for AgriSense/Suterra from husband’s growing
water and a cold buffet lunch or 2007 to 2013 but left to pursue company. Sofi’s replacement
bacon rolls on request. a role with Woodstream is Sarah Holland, who has
In addition, we have Europe Limited. After successfully growing worked as a forensic chemical
negotiated discounted rates at Woodstream's business Dawn was asked to analyst and air crew for several
nearby hotels for attendees. rejoin the Agrisense by Dave Avery, the airlines. Sarah said, “I’m really
newly-appointed General Manager. pleased to join the BPCA team
Meeting Room Capacities Dave said, “I’m delighted Dawn has decided – everyone is so friendly, and Sofi
Board room 20 to rejoin AgriSense – having worked with her was able to give me a really good
Classroom 24 for several years previously I know she will be start with a proper handover. I
Theatre 60 an asset to the company. She has a wealth of look forward to talking to BPCA
Exam room 16 experience in the industry and obviously members over the coming months.”
Café/cabaret 16 knows the products, customers and market [email protected]
very well.”
For more information contact www.agrisenseuk.co.uk
[email protected]
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