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PPC<br />
professional pest controller<br />
issue 55 spring 2009<br />
The journal of the British pest management industrytO^XQ,<br />
ISSUE 55 SPRING 2009<br />
THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH PEST MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY<br />
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PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROLler<br />
Contents SPRING 2009<br />
3 Speak Up for the Industry 30<br />
4 News Digest<br />
Exosect funding; Keith<br />
Thomas dies; Insect-O-Cuter 32<br />
9 PestEx 2009<br />
7-page preview of this year's<br />
show from April 22-23 at ExCeL, 34<br />
including a focus on bed bugs<br />
16 Resistance in Rats<br />
Part 2 of 2 looks at how they 37<br />
defy anti-coagulants<br />
20 Professionalism<br />
How we can improve standards 38<br />
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<a title="Prof Pest Control Spring 2009 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6d2418a3?page=3"> PPC PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROLLER PROFESSIONAL PE</a>
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