The alternative to biocontrol

15.6.2018

Question for written answer E-003275-18
to the Commission
Rule 130
Jean-François Jalkh (ENF)

A recent article in the French newspaper Le Monde mentioned the timeliness of resorting to pest control (or biocontrol) to make up for the scheduled and desirable elimination of a certain number of pesticides that are extremely harmful to humans and nature.

Can the Commission provide a state of play on the use of this method in European agriculture?