California rodenticide ban – Pest Management Professional

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California passes another rodenticide ban

California passed a law that bans the use of first-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides in wildlife habitat areas that will go into...

PMPs: Make your voice heard

Make your voice heard by writing letters and meeting with your legislators. Be an advocate for the pest control industry...

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5 regulatory issues to watch in 2021

Pest management professionals are encouraged to pay attention to proposed legislation would impact the pest control industry.

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NPMA, industry mark another milestone year

With COVID-19 changing how PMPs serve customers to rodenticide regulations in California, 2020 will be a time period the industry...

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California law bans rodenticide use, with exceptions

California’s ban on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) with some exemptions has become law today.

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Data drive recommendations for roof rat control

A study funded by the Pest Management Foundation shed light on data-driven approaches that PMPs can use to improve their...

California rodenticide ban bill awaits governor’s signature

California’s ban on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides passed in the state legislature and is pending Gov. Gavin Newsom's...

Fighting extreme measures

You don’t have to live in a big city to know rodents are everywhere. That’s why a legislative-led state-wide ban...

Industry advocates weigh in on California’s proposed rodenticide ban

Pest control industry advocates share their perspectives on California's proposed legislation to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

Irony (and rodents) at work: Cal EPA building in Sacramento battles infestation

Rats reportedly infested California’s Environmental Protection Agency property, ironically during proposed legislation to ban rodenticides in the state.

Online ban circumvention

California’s proposed ban of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) is nothing new.

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California SPAR talks about what’s next

Our September issue is devoted to coverage of the close call pest management professionals (PMPs) had in California with a...

Massachusetts eyes creation of commission to study rodenticides

California isn’t the only state dealing with activists opposed to the use of rodenticides. In Massachusetts, the state legislature’s Joint...

Rodent control product manufacturers speak up

The following seven rodent control product manufacturers speak up about California's Senate Assembly Bill 1788, dubbed the California Ecosystems Protection...

Associations weigh in on proposed California ban

The NPMA and UPFDA have weighed in on the implications of the proposed law in California: Senate Assembly Bill 1788.