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Borders Machinery Ring Limited
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Earlston
TD4 6DG
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E: bmr@ringleader.co.uk
November 1, 2024
Rodent Management
Location: Earlston
From 1 June 2016 any rodent control using professional second generation anticoagulent rodenticides must be carried out by a person with a recognised award in the use of rodenticides.
For those on Farm Assured Schemes, with audited rodent control, this regulation comes into effect in 2017.
For further background information please visit The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU).
Lantra: Rodent Management
The course contains the following sessions:
• Introduction
• Rodent management and the law
• Target pest species and non-target species
• Evidence of rodents and site surveys
• Evaluate control options and rodent destruction
• Control programmes
• Safe storage and transport of biocides
• Disposal of biocides and containers
• Record keeping
• Conclusion (course feedback).
This is a training only course and you will receive a certificate of attendance once it is completed.
You will be guided through the key legislation and safety issues and learn about the biology and behaviour of rodents. Sessions on storage and transportation, disposal and control programmes will also be run.
Following this training you will be prepared to undertake the Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Rodent Management.
Alternatively contact BMR with the details below.