Today, Emma is joined by Maike Schmitz to discuss the new era of insect management technology. For the last 5 years, Maike has been the international sales manager for PestWest, and today she has kindly joined us to discuss the new LED range of electronic fly killers.

This month, Killgerm’s resident bird expert Alastair Fernie joins Emma Lown to discuss the latest offering of bird spikes and bird control products .

In order to talk about the concept of digital pest control as part of a wider discussion surrounding the future of our industry, Luke is joined by Gary Nicholas, Digital Pest Management Manager for Bayer UK. Amongst other things, the pair discuss the industry’s perception of technology, how it might help bring a younger generation to pest control, and speculate on what the future might hold.

In an eye-opening episode, Neil Wotherspoon, Director at Elite Pest Management, is welcomed on the podcast to talk about his time working in military-occupied Afghanistan. Luke questions Neil about his day-to-day activities, the pests he came into contact with, the conditions he faced, and what he learnt from the experience.

Luke is joined by Alan Buckle, the Chairman of the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU), to discuss the organisation’s core principles and objectives, how pest controllers and CRRU can help one another, and what the future holds for CRRU.

We turn our attention to a specific product as Luke is joined by Iain Urquhart, the inventor of the AF Amicus rat box. They discuss what makes the AF Amicus successful, and how a pest controller can get the most out of it.

Mark Ward, Killgerm’s Product Development Specialist, returns to the podcast to discuss grey squirrels. Luke asked about a squirrel’s biology, why controlling the species is a necessity, and the specific methods and equipment used to do so.

Luke is joined by Avril Turner, Killgerm’s Technical Manager for the Midlands, to discuss the how behavioural resistance can occur in house mice and, when it does, how to overcome it.

For the first episode of 2022, Luke is talking mole control with Mark Ward, Killgerm’s Product Development Specialist. The pair discuss a mole’s biology, why controlling the species is important, and the specific tools and techniques used to do so.

In the final episode of the series, Luke welcomes Tim Bloomer, Killgerm Area Sales Manager, to tell another curious anecdote. This time, Tim’s unexpected tale surrounds the Tropical Warehouse Moth, and it displays the significance of pest controllers being able to occasionally think outside the box.

In the second episode of the series, Tim Bloomer, Killgerm Area Sales Manager, returns to tell Luke about an odd Biscuit Beetle case he encountered. On this occasion, the story shows the need for pest controllers to use all the clues they have to hand, despite how tenuously linked they seem.

In the wake of the Chameleon Qualis’ unveiling, Luke is accompanied by Maike Schmitz, International Sales Manager for PestWest. The pair discuss the new fly control product’s features, its sustainability, and its Quantum X LED technology.

In the first of a three-part series, Luke is joined by Tim Bloomer, Killgerm Area Sales Manager. Tim tells the tale of an unusual incident involving an Indian Meal Moth which truly highlights to importance of insect identification.

As the launch of Harmonix Rodent Paste nears, Luke is joined by Richard Moseley, the Technical Manager for Bayer UK. The pair discuss the new rodenticide’s ‘stop feeding’ effect, its expansive areas for use, and how a pest controller can get the most out of it.

With the proposed Glue Traps (Offense) Bill being addressed by Parliament, Luke is joined by John Hope, the Technical Manager for the NPTA. They discuss the effectiveness of rodent glue boards, their importance to pest controllers, and the impact a ban would have on the industry.

Eden is joined by Helen Ainsworth, the Key Account Manager for BASF. With the launch of BASF’s high-performance non-anticoagulant rodenticide Selontra, Helen is on hand to tell us all more about the new product.

Eden has taken your suggestions on board and has recorded a podcast on Killgerm’s waste disposal scheme. To help, he was joined by Stephen Leahy who is in charge of the waste disposal scheme.

Eden is once again joined by 2 guests with the return of Dr. Matthew Davies, as well as a debut on the Killgerm podcast in Victor Brugman. Victor joined Eden and Matt over the phone to discuss Bugscents – a new bedbug lure brought to the market by Vecotech.

Eden is joined by 2 guests for the first time on the Killgerm podcast, with the guests for this episode being Daniel Lightfoot (Syngenta) and Dr. Matthew Davies (Killgerm). They’re both here to discuss Ridmus Alpha, the brand new rodenticide from Syngenta.

In a podcast that takes a slightly different format to usual, Eden had a chat with Greg Hopkinson about a brand new initiative from BASIS that they hope will add another layer of credibility to pest controllers and the pest control industry.

Tim Bloomer is back on the Killgerm podcast and this time he's chatting to Eden about Xignal, the innovative remote monitoring system used for rodents brought to the market by Dimo Systems.

Eden is joined over the phone by Avril Turner, Killgerm's Technical Manager for the Midlands. They discuss a problem that's seemingly on the rise and debunk a few of the myths around textile pests

Eden is joined virtually by Toby Bateson; the brains and creativity behind Rat Mat, a product that’s revolutionised rodent control using innovation and technology that’s only been seen in pest control very recently. They chat all things Rat Mat from the initial idea to the use in the real world and everything in between

A new style of podcast as Eden is joined by Killgerm’s Area Sales Manager for the South-West of England and Wales, Tim Bloomer, over the phone to chat about a real-life job attended by Tim where he helped a customer out with a fly problem.

Syngenta’s Daniel Lightfoot joined Eden over Zoom to discuss the their new product, the Outcast Ant Station. They chat at length about everything from the active ingredient and mode of action to the how the product is used in the real world.

Eden is joined over the phone by Gareth Scatchard from Sheffield City Council, who gives a great insight into a brand new product from PestWest that’s been dubbed ‘the future of fly control’.

Eden meets Dr. Matt Davies to discuss the Tetramethrin reclassification from late February, why it’s not as worrying as it may seem and what it actually means for pest control

A different type of podcast this time as Eden spoke to Killgerm’s marketing executive, Jen Grant, who is responsible for all Killgerm social media accounts to give a walkthrough on the benefits of social media for businesses and how to get the most out of them.

As promised, Eden sat down for a chat with Alastair Fernie to discuss the recent changes in the world of bird control and the positives and negatives of different control measures.

In response to your episode suggestions, Eden sat down with Brady Hudson to speak about ULV treatments and how they benefit the customer as well as an opportunity for extra profit for the pest controller.

In a special one-off episode of the Killgerm podcast and a break from the usual format, Eden sat down once again with Dr. Matt Davies from the technical team at Killgerm to react the breaking news of the withdrawal of a stalwart of pest control in Ficam W. The pair of them speak about why it’s happened, the alternatives and why it’s not the end of pest control.

Among the seemingly endless changes in the industry, Eden Harris is discussing one of the positive ones with Bayer’s Technical Manager, Richard Moseley. They discuss the exciting new broad-spectrum suspension concentrate, K-Othrine Partix, why it’s such an innovative product and how it’s changing the face of insecticide use.

For the first ever Killgerm podcast, our regular host Eden Harris is joined by the Head of the Killgerm Technical department, Dr. Matt Davies to discuss the situation with Asian Hornets this year and what to do if you see one as well as the negatives of the recent withdrawal of Fendona 6SC, the potential light at the end of the tunnel and why even the biggest product withdrawals aren’t all doom and gloom.