Guidance
Insecticide products suitable for use in or near bat roosts
Published 5 February 2020
Applies to England
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Householders and places of worship should call the national bat helpline on 0345 1300 228 before using a chemical product. It’s a free service for these groups.
Natural England is aware of the following products that are approved for use under the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) or the EU Biocides Regulation 528/2012 (EU BPR).
Other products are available. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website has searchable pesticides databases, but not all of the pesticides on the HSE databases are safe to use near bat roosts.
| Marketing company | Product name | Application method | User | Active ingredients | HSE number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 Products Ltd | Pestshield New Formula Fly & Wasp Killer | Spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 8987 |
| Agropharm Ltd | Protector Flying And Crawling Insect Killer | Surface spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins, Cypermethrin | 8646 |
| Agropharm Ltd | Agropharm’s Dairy Fly Spray | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9249 |
| Barrettine Environmental Health | Fly-Expire Sst | Surface and space spray | Professional | Pyrethrins | 8112 |
| Barrettine Environmental Health | Flymax | Surface and space spray | Professional | Permethrin | 8903 |
| BASF Plc | Sorsec Wasp Nest Destroyer | Surface spray | Professional | Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin | 9294 |
| BASF Plc | Sorex Super Fly Spray | Surface spray | Professional | d-Phenothrin | 6297 |
| Bayer Cropscience Ltd | Bayer Flying Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin | 8771 |
| Bayer Cropscience Ltd | Aquapy | Surface and space spray | Professional | Pyrethrins | 5799 |
| Bayer Cropscience Ltd | K-Othrine SC 10 | Surface spray | Professional | Deltamethrin | 5097 |
| Bayer Cropscience Ltd | Aqua K-Othrine | Space treatment | Professional | Deltamethrin | 6027 |
| Bayer Cropscience Ltd | K-Othrine WG 250 | Surface spray | Professional | Deltamethrin | 8092 |
| Cobweb Uk Ltd | Waspaway | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9257 |
| Copyr Spa | Flyspray | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9270 |
| Hockley International Ltd | Hockley Py-Pro Fly Spray | Surface and space spray | Professional | Pyrethrins | 8156 |
| Homebase Ltd | Homebase Fly And Wasp Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 8496 |
| Lodi UK Ltd | Insecto Fly And Wasp Destroyer | Surface spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9317 |
| Lodi UK Ltd | Insecto Wasp Destroyer | Surface spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9318 |
| Marks And Spencer Plc | Marks & Spencer Insect Killer Formula Destroy Fast Acting Mosquito Fly & Wasp Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 8363 |
| Miswa Chemicals Ltd | Polygard Kilit Insecticide For Flying And Crawling Insects | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Allethrin, D-Tetramethrin, Permethrin | 7904 |
| Miswa Chemicals Ltd | Polygard Kilit Flying & Crawling Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin, Cypermethrin | 8606 |
| Net-Tex Trading Ltd | Fly And Maggot Killer | Surface spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Cypermethrin | 8614 |
| Net-Tex Trading Ltd | Terminal Flying Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin Pyrethrins | 8878 |
| Pelgar International Ltd | Pelgar Super Strength Fly Spray | Surface and space spray | Professional | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 7832 |
| Polly Products | Fly Killer | Trigger spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9339 |
| Reabrook Ltd | Arrow Flying And Crawling Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 8670 |
| Rentokil Initial UK Ltd | Rentokil Fly, Ant & Wasp Control | Spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 8456 |
| Rentokil Initial UK Ltd | Rentokil Fly, Ant And Wasp Spray | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Allethrin, Permethrin | 8460 |
| Rentokil Initial UK Ltd | Fly Killer Bin Spray | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Cypermethrin | 8869 |
| Rentokil Initial UK Ltd | Insectaban Liquid | Fogger & Spray | Professional | Permethrin | 6216 |
| Schippers UK Ltd | Ms Aza-Fly | Surface spray | Professional | Azamethiphos | 8927 |
| Spotlesspunch UK Ltd | Vape Super Ko2 Fly And Mosquito Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, D-Tetramethrin | 8666 |
| STV International Ltd | STV Wasp Killer | Spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9047 |
| STV International Ltd | STV Np Fly, Moth & Mosquito Killer | Spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9048 |
| STV International Ltd | STV Fly, Moth & Mosquito Killer Spray | Spray | Amateur | Cypermethrin | 9050 |
| STV International Ltd | STV Np Fly, Moth & Mosquito Killer RTU | Spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9059 |
| STV International Ltd | Zero In Flying Insect Killer | Spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 9103 |
| STV International Ltd | Zero In Fly & Wasp Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 9108 |
| STV International Ltd | Zero in Wasp Nest Killer Foam | Surface spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin | 9185 |
| STV International Ltd | Zero In Wasp Nest Killer Foam | Surface spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9245 |
| STV International Ltd | STV Pro Control Wasp Nest Killer Foam | Surface spray | Professional | D-Phenothrin | 9322 |
| SX Environmental Supplies Ltd | SX Pro Flying And Crawling Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Professional | Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin | 9236 |
| SX Environmental Supplies Ltd | SSX Pro Wasp Killer Foam Nest Treatment | Surface spray | Professional | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9244 |
| Tesco Ltd | Tesco Mosquito Fly & Wasp Spray | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 8362 |
| W Neudorff GmbhH Kg | Permanent Wasp Spray | Surface spray | Amateur | Pyrethrins | 8959 |
| Westland Horticulture Ltd | Eraza Fly & Wasp Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | Tetramethrin, D-Phenothrin | 9194 |
| Westland Horticulture Ltd | Eraza 24hr Wasp Nest Destroyer | Surface spray | Amateur | Permethrin, Tetramethrin | 9209 |
| Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd | Wilko Flying & Crawling Insect Killer | Surface and space spray | Amateur | D-Phenothrin, Tetramethrin | 7851 |
| Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd | Wilko Foaming Wasp Nest Destroyer | Spray | Amateur | Tetramethrin, Permethrin | 9286 |
Types of user:
- professional - only people required to use pesticides as part of their work and who have received appropriate information, instruction and training can use the product
- amateur - the general public can use the product
Use the HSE number to check product details in the COPR database.