Appreciation for pest control’s John Hope

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 and Best Practice Work Groups,” he says.

“John was a man of great integrity, knowledge and experience. His views were always well-informed and balanced, and delivered with calm consideration. His contribution to the development and implementation of the rodenticide stewardship regime was greatly appreciated by all those he worked with.

“He will be much missed by his CRRU colleagues, and across the wider industry, in which he touched the lives of so many for so many years.”

Stewardship Essentials

  • Stewardship rules apply to the supply and use of rodenticides being authorised for application by professionals outdoors and carrying labels with ‘stewardship conditions’
  • Pest controllers, farmers, gamekeepers: All must be qualified for access to professional products. Click your group for more information
  • Certified = able to show proof of competence. No proof, no supply
  • Use rodenticides only after careful consideration of all options. Use first those methods you expect to be fully effective but which present lower risks to wildlife
  • Rodenticide residues in wildlife are being monitored closely
  • HSE, and other government agencies are overseeing stewardship, wildlife residues and rodenticide availability

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