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Can we still burrow bait?

With the removal of certain label conditions from our products it is right that we turn a critical eye to our products and their labels and start to ask ourselves, “but, what should I do? And when?” Burrow baiting is one of those use patterns caught up in this maelstrom of reflection, with many thinking…

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Protected: In and Around Buildings

After recent correspondence between Wade Environmental LTD and HSE has shared the definitions it is working to and where they can be found online for future reference. After the announcement by CRRU that the Manufacturers and Distributors steering group had unanimously agreed to remove the label uses of “Open Areas” and “Waste Dumps”, Wade Environmental…

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Difenacoum and Bromadiolone removed from use

The Directors of CRRU (The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use) have unanimously voted to remove the label condition for “Open Area” & “Waste Sites” from labels containing the Second Generation Anticoagulants, Difenacoum and Bromadiolone.

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Pest Management, or Pest Control

To read this article in print, head over here to the PEST Webpage. https://youtu.be/mQU44YSDkiI Shifting Perspectives. To start with, who knows what industry we work in? Is it Pest Control? Pest Management? Environmental Services?  Are we exterminators, public health operators or just the rat man (or woman). But really now, what’s in a…

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The Importance of being Present.

Can you guess what I caught on camera in todays #MondayMotivation?
This brief video not only shows some beautiful British Wildlife but also reminds us of the necessity of a thorough Environmental Risk Assessment and the importance of the phrase, “Return often to retrieve rodent carcasses”.

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Risky Business

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I was always told the best way to remember your hazards from your risks is to consider the following, sharks are hazardous so going for a swim is risky business.

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The Guest Blog with Sean Mooney.

A study I read some time ago indicated that during the daily activity of rodents, over a quarter of their day is spent moving, and 4% of their time is spent foraging for new food (although 18% of their day is spent eating).

So why is it Pest Management is so focused on utilising that 4%…

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The Guest Blog with Martyn Belcher

The world of bees is fun, fascinating and furthermore becoming a hot topic in the world of Pest Management, where do you stand, are you comfortable to take on work with bee’s, or do you pass it on immediately?

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Wade Environmental launches their Job Portal

Wade Environmental is hosting a free to use bulletin board designed to help connect people to companies within the UK.
With this tool companies can expand and you can find exciting new opportunities for growth in this dynamic and challenging industry.

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Our Pledge on Professional Development

Some feedback here on just some of the things WE can do to help add value to your business, technical writing, content copy and ghost writing. “I was approached by a well known Magazine (Time Out) to write an article on insects and the environment I already knew Alex as he has been a trainer…

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Pest April May 2022

This Simmering Heat

Recent weeks have seen some of the hottest temperatures in living memory for the UK. Temperatures so barbarically hot that many of us haven’t encountered them short of a holiday somewhere only two junctions shy of the surface of the sun, or maybe just the equator.

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Who do you think you are? PPC107

The latest Wade Environmental opinion piece is out now in PPC 107 discussing the potential for Pest Management Licensing, and why it is we should all give the idea some serious thought. Click here to go through to our narrated article page to learn more and to read and listen for yourselves.

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Barn Owl Prey

So often we hear about barn owls and their status as the sentinel species in the continual monitoring of rodenticide residues in the environment. But how is it that these residues get from us, to them? A paper by D.E. Glue titled Prey taken by the Barn Owl in England and Wales in 2009 highlighted…

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Rats and Fleas That Spread Disease

We all know rats and mice can be pests and one of the key attributes for falling into this category is their well know ability to harbour and transmit diseases specifically zoonotic diseases. 

So, what is zoonoses?

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Pest April May 2022
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