MPs back fruit growers afraid of losing their cherries

DutchNews.nl— A majority of MPs wants to allow cherry growers to use insecticides to combat an exotic fruit fly which has been threatening harvests. Drosophila suzukii is an invasive fruit fly that is increasingly common in Europe and can cause major damage in fruit production. The fruit fly has been around for a decade in the Netherlands and farmers have been given special dispensation for the insecticides Exirel and Tracer. That dispensation was withdrawn this year based on the recommendation of

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DutchNews.nl—Cherries not insecticide-free as growers win reprieve. Cherry growers will be allowed to use two insecticides to combat an invasive fruitfly for another year following pressure from MPs. The fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii ) has been around for a decade in the Netherlands and farmers have been given special dispensation for the insecticides Exirel and Tracer. Agriculture minister Piet Adema decided to withdraw the dispensation based on a report in which food safety watchdog NVWA warned that around a third of growers did not keep to the

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