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Regulation2026-03-19
Geraniol insect repellents and the EU BPR: what changed in 2026 and what follows in 2027
The transitional period for geraniol-containing biocidal products in the EU ended on 30 April 2026. What that means for anyone distributing or selling repellents and insecticides that relied on it.
Market2025-08-27
Stables and insects: treating the yard, not the horse
Flies and mosquitoes around a stable make horses restless and riders miserable. Treating the building is a different job from treating the horse, and a useful one.
Science2025-08-27
Sprays, nets and candles: how a treated surface compares
Every familiar way of dealing with insects has a catch. How a repellent surface treatment compares with the methods most people already use.
Market2025-08-27
Airports and insects: treating the edges of a building that never closes
An airport cannot shut a terminal for pest control. Treating the routes insects use, on a cycle, fits around operations instead of interrupting them.
Market2025-08-27
Insects in hospitals: a surface routine alongside hygiene
A hospital cannot close a ward for a fumigation. A preventive surface treatment, scheduled inside the cleaning programme, fits the way hospitals already work.
Market2025-08-18
Grocery stores: keeping insects off the routes without spraying the aisles
Fruit flies by the produce, cockroaches in the stockroom: a food store cannot spray its way out. A treated perimeter fits inside the cleaning programme instead.
Science2025-08-18
The impact of insecticides on soil health
Soil is rarely the first thing that comes to mind in insect control. It should be closer to the front.
Market2021-02-03
Affix Labs wins Value to Society at the CHEManager Innovation Pitch
In January 2021 an expert jury named Affix Labs the Value to Society winner among the 22 start-ups CHEManager presented during 2020.
Market2020-11-29
Repeltec, Waste2Wear and Logonet make uniforms for the rangers of Gombe
In 2020 three companies from the textile chain donated insect repellent uniforms, made from recycled bottles, to the Jane Goodall Institute's rangers in Gombe, Tanzania.