A week or two ago we reported that local cherry producers were concerned that the ban on an insecticide they consider essential to protect against a destructive fly would cause great hardship and unfair competition. The insecticide, dimethoate, is used in many other countries, including Spain and Italy, where cherries are grown. Now the French ministry of agriculture has suspended imports, including from EU countries, in order to safeguard public health.
We suggest that growers take a leaf out of our neighbour's book and put a radio in the orchards tuned loudly to France Inter - seems to keep the pests away.
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