Press Release: 6 April 2023 The latest surveillance in barn owls together with recent intelligence from the government-run Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme ring alarm bells for professional-grade rodenticide users, according to the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. Chairman Dr Alan Buckle emphasises that this alert is...
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of pest control stalwart John Hope, states CRRU chairman Alan Buckle. “For several years John represented the National Pest Technicians Association on the CRRU UK Task Force and in both the Training and Certification...
The choice of training for farmers and trainee pest controllers to become recognised competent users and authorised purchasers of professional grade rodenticides has been updated in conjunction with the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK (CRRU). Lantra Awards has developed one Ofqual regulated ‘Lantra Awards Level...
Another year of “stubbornly static”, and in some cases rising, rodenticide residues in barn owls has prompted an uncomfortable question about the use of poison baits: could irresponsible practices by a delinquent minority restrict future pest control options for the responsible majority? This applies equally to...
Rodenticide residues have been found in 88% of barn owls by the latest annual surveillance for the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, operated by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. The previous year’s figure was 87%. Since this latest 2020 sample of barn owl remains was collected,...
A poisoned white-tailed eagle found in Dorset is dramatic and regrettable evidence of the need for universally responsible use of rodenticides, states the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. "Whether caused by deliberate abuse or unintended secondary poisoning from eating poisoned rodents, this incident rightly focusses...
To protect the future availability of high potency rodenticides to farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers, new practical guidelines have been issued by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK. According to CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle: “The need arises because, as responsible rodenticide users already know,...
Rodenticide effectiveness could be “hit or miss” in large swathes of the UK due to the unknown resistance status of rat and mouse populations, according to Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use chairman Dr Alan Buckle. Farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers are being invited to join...
Changes required by Health and Safety Executive to legally binding instructions on rodenticide product labels have significant implications for users in pest control, farming and gamekeeping. Updated text will appear on labels January onwards, according to chairman of the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use Dr...
Mid-January will see publication of an abridged adaptation of the CRRU Code of Best Practice in pest rodent control. The need arises because, as responsible pest controllers know all too well, annual monitoring of barn owls by CRRU from 2016 to 2021 finds “stubbornly static”...