HSE issues advice on Covid-19 disinfection services and warns of legal consequences
All pest management companies carrying out these services should pay close attention to HSE’s advice. Around this time last year, BPCA released a position statement on disinfection services. Our position remains the same; we recommend you proceed with extreme caution. Before offering these services, you must: Check that the technicians carrying out these treatments are fully trained to do so; Check your insurance covers you to offer this service; Use disinfectants following the label instructions; Have your contract/terms and conditions checked with a legal advisor; Read the advice on the Government and British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) websites. The BPCA Technical team is not able to give specific advice on disinfection services for Covid-19 as this is out of our area of expertise. Disinfecting following a pest infestation and for a virus have important differences.
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Bayer to sell Environmental Science division
Bayer has announced a series of decisions to accelerate the strategy implementation of its Crop Science division. In order to focus on its core agricultural business, this includes the intent to divest the company’s Environmental Science Professional business. Bayer currently offers environmental solutions to control pests, disease and weeds in non-agricultural areas such as vector control, professional pest management, industrial vegetation management, forestry, and turf and ornamentals. The Environmental Science Professional business had sales of approx. 600 million Euros in 2019.
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Speed baiting training from BASF a hit
Our Dog Breeds List Q-R includes all the AKC breeds as well as other dog breeds from around the world that begin with the Letter Q or R. To clarify, I was only able to find one single breed that begins with the letter Q. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Contact me and I'll do some more research. Remember, for the most part, all the breed names listed at Dog Breeds Expert are either in English or the name is widely used in the English Speaking World.
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HSE issues advice on Covid-19 disinfection services and warns of legal consequences
All pest management companies carrying out these services should pay close attention to HSE’s advice. Around this time last year, BPCA released a position statement on disinfection services. Our position remains the same; we recommend you proceed with extreme caution. Before offering these services, you must: Check that the technicians carrying out these treatments are fully trained to do so; Check your insurance covers you to offer this service; Use disinfectants following the label instructions; Have your contract/terms and conditions checked with a legal advisor; Read the advice on the Government and British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) websites. The BPCA Technical team is not able to give specific advice on disinfection services for Covid-19 as this is out of our area of expertise. Disinfecting following a pest infestation and for a virus have important differences.
Bayer to sell Environmental Science division
“As part of the product launch, we set up a training portal on the BASF Real Results Farm. We were blown away with the interest, and to have such high numbers already qualified to use the product is a measure of how important a new active is to tackling rodents in the UK,” says Helen Ainsworth, BASF Key Account Manager, UK, Professional & Specialty Solutions. Selontra is the only Cholecalciferol bait currently available in the UK. It is a highly palatable formulation that offers pest controllers a new active for which there is no known resistance. “Cholecalciferol is a resistance breaking active that causes the rodent to stop feeding, which makes it perfect for areas where there is a higher risk of contamination, spoilage or damage,” explains Helen.
Speed baiting training from BASF a hit
“As part of the product launch, we set up a training portal on the BASF Real Results Farm. We were blown away with the interest, and to have such high numbers already qualified to use the product is a measure of how important a new active is to tackling rodents in the UK,” says Helen Ainsworth, BASF Key Account Manager, UK, Professional & Specialty Solutions. Selontra is the only Cholecalciferol bait currently available in the UK. It is a highly palatable formulation that offers pest controllers a new active for which there is no known resistance. “Cholecalciferol is a resistance breaking active that causes the rodent to stop feeding, which makes it perfect for areas where there is a higher risk of contamination, spoilage or damage,” explains Helen.
Bayer to host virtual stand at PestExtra 2021
Bayer are hosting a 360° virtual stand for PestExtra 2021, our three-day event from the 16-18 March, with a 3D stand that allows you to interact with new products including the Digital Pest Management system. Bayer-pestExtra-3d-stand Tim Peeling, Bayer Environmental Science product manager, says they are excited to showcase their new Digital Pest Management system at this event and what it can offer the pest control sector. He adds that there is also the opportunity to enter a fun, short quiz to win an iPad mini when visiting their virtual stand – locate and click on the white rat to participate. “A lot has changed in 12 months, but it’s great that events are back on the calendar again and we can share our latest developments with pest controllers, albeit very different circumstances,” says Tim.