| 2008/09 Rodent Survey Questionnaire launched
Tenth Survey - An important milestone!
We are pleased to announce that the latest 2008/09 Survey Questionnaire has been sent out to every Council within the UK and following last year's trial also to all our NPTA Servicing Company Members. In a trial we have sent out hundreds of the questionnaire through the world wide web to both Councils and Members for whom we have their electronic addresses and are thus expecting it far easier to get the replies sent back. Any involved pest control/pest management sections of Councils who have not received the form should contact NPTA House as a matter of urgency. Obviously this also includes all our business members.
10th Survey
This year's survey is particularly important as it is our tenth such survey since we first started this idea which covered the years 1998 and 1999. Certainly a very important milestone for both the NPTA and more importantly the UK Pest Control Industry.
Importance of this Survey
Now accepted by many decision making members of the community from senior local government officers, senior Councillors involved with Environmental health, a few selective Government Departments including senior civil servants and Members of Parliament as an important state of the art publication on Rodent matters. In addition, it is known that the media take a great deal of interest in the statistics produced from all the returns.
Record 80% return achieved last year
For your information last year's Report (read here) achieved a record of responses from Councils throughout the length and breadth of the UK to the tune of a figure of 80%. This figure represents 337 who responded with their figures and comments out of the 422 Councils. It should be noted that on April 1st 2009 a considerable number of Councils went out of existence (36 in total) and were amalgamated with adjoining Councils and thus formed 9 new Unitary Authorities.
NPTA Business Members involved as well!
For the second year we have involved our Servicing Company NPTA members in order to get a complete picture of today's incidence of both the brown rat and house mouse. This means that all sides of the PC Industry are examined and reported upon and thus making the final Report more meaningful.
The closing date for the return of the questionnaire is October with an anticipated publication date within the first week of February 2010.
February 2009
In the nine years from its inception in 1998/9 the National Pest Technicians Association
(NPTA) National Rodent Survey has become the most valuable indication of current
urban rat and mouse problems available. While it may be confined to local authority
treatment data, the fact that this is now obtained from the overwhelming majority of UK
councils makes it an invaluable resource for everyone concerned with rodent control in
our local communities.
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"The scale of the problem we currently face is all too clear in the marked rise
in annual local authority treatment levels revealed in this year’s National Rodent Survey.
And this despite the significant growth in public sector pest control charging. "
- Martina Flynn, Sorex
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Read the National Rodent Survey Report (PDF 1.35Mb). |
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A massive surge in rat and mouse problems across the United Kingdom has been revealed in the latest National Pest Technician’s Association (NPTA) benchmark annual rodent survey.
Read the Press Release (PDF 90Kb). |
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Because of the positive feedback we achieved from all our previous reports, we again asked Local Authority Officers responsible for pest management/pest control to “detail any comments you feel may be relevant to be included in the final report”.
Read the Comments paper (PDF 100Kb). |
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Further evidence that public health is not being put at risk all over the UK came in the way of a statement by Belfast City Council and was included in the October edition of Today’s Technician 2008.
Read the Belfast Initiative (PDF 74Kb). |
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In a world of recession and council cutbacks it is refreshing to find that some Local Authorities have not lost touch with the original concept of public health.
Bristol City Council is one of these progressive authorities which still have the public health of the constituents as a priority and in these difficult times still manage to increase budgetary needs in order to meet demand.
Read the Bristol City Council Initiative (PDF 112Kb). |
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