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Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Get a licence to catch certain birds trapped on food premises.
A survey for surveillance of UK native mosquito species and the detection of novel species in England.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Forms for pest controllers to apply for a glue trap licence, report action taken under a licence, and to give a reference supporting a licence application.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
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