A new study has found that rats destined for South-east Asia’s markets and restaurants have been found to carry multiple coronaviruses. The Independent reported that while…
Browsing: Rodents
A new study from the British Pest Control Association suggests leisure, retail and catering establishments should take measures to avoid destructive rat and mouse infestations. Numbers…
Testing for rodenticide resistance in rats and mice has been suspended due to the COVID-19-related closure of the laboratory where DNA analysis was being done. Funded…
Rentokil has warned the rise in residential enquiries could be the tip of the iceberg with many commercial facilities currently unoccupied and that some rodent activity…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of “unusual or aggressive” behaviour in American rats as a consequence of more than two…
Amid COVID-19 disruption, users and sellers of professional-use-only rodenticides are reminded that a formal review of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime by its HSE-led Government Oversight…
Pest control company Terminix has reported an increasing number of rodent sightings in UK cities as uncontrolled rodents seek additional food sources during the temporary closure…
A Scotland-based pest management professional has reported that Edinburgh’s rat population is “out of control” with rodents gathering in gardens and building “burrow upon burrow”. Rebekah…
The British Pest Control Association (BPCAS) is urging householders to be vigilant to pest infestation during the Covid-19 crisis. The move comes as some local authorities…
Sharon Hughes, global technical marketing for rodenticides at BASF, said that reducing visits saves time, fuel and the quantity of bait required to achieve control. “With…