date:May 10, 2019
to control Drosophila suzukii, an Asian fruit fly which causes considerable damage in cherry orchards. France claims it is also dangerous to human health. France imports roughly one fifth of its cherry consumption, the majority coming from EU countries such as Spain and Germany that have both already banned dimethoate use.
The United States exported about $1 million in cherries to France annually before the ban began in 2016. As Frances production declines and production costs rise because Fra