Pest control
Across
- 5. Rodents living in proximity to humans are this (9)
- 7. A singer and a wasp attack (5)
- 10. Chrysanthemum flowers aren't just for decoration (10)
- 11. An anticoagulant chemical (8)
- 12. You might have one of these talks to learn something new (7)
- 14. Classic spider control method (5)
- 16. Inhibits the life cycle of an insect (abbrev) (3)
- 18. Why bees are important (10)
- 20. Testing to make sure your RPE fits (4,3)
- 21. Small rodents; a species of conservation concern (4)
- 22. Biscuit, Boll and Wheat are all this (6)
- 23. Horse, Bottle and Drain are all types of what? (3)
- 24. Non-scientific name for Dermestes lardarius (6,6)
- 25. A species you don't want to manage (3, 6)
- 27. American version of BPCA (abbrev) (4)
- 28. To completely fill an area with gaseous insecticides (8)
- 31. Jerry was one (5)
Down
- 1. Rodenticide and insectides are both this (9)
- 2. A place Pharaoh ants might frequent (8)
- 3. A type of insecticide that sticks around a while (8)
- 4. If this is in the attic, it owns the house now (3)
- 6. Ectoparasitic insect blamed for the plague (4)
- 7. Physical control consisting of trigger plate and smooth jaw (6,4)
- 8. Legislation introduced in 1954 (5,3)
- 9. the study of insects (10)
- 13. 'Don't ___ me' PPC104 article by Paul Westgate (3)
- 15. A type of fish you won't have with chips (6)
- 17. A second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (10)
- 18. BPCA event in Harrogate next year (3,4)
- 19. _________ of control; a way of approaching risk in pest control methods (9)
- 24. ______ niger, or black garden ant (6)
- 26. A pest controller's bread and butter (4)
- 29. Insecticide application method (abbrev) (3)
- 30. a strategy for effective pest control (abbrev) (3)