Fast forward to 2026, and the bloc has shelved the mandatory reduction regulation for good. What’s more, in an effort to remove regulatory burdens for companies, the EU’s executive body is now considering approving most pesticides permanently.
Fast forward to 2026, and the bloc has shelved the mandatory reduction regulation for good. What’s more, in an effort to remove regulatory burdens for companies, the EU’s executive body is now considering approving most pesticides permanently.
It’s OK, soon we don’t even need pesticides, because the insects are disappearing.
Insecticides are actually the least of the big three. Herbicides are by far the most used followed by fungicides against fungal disease. So insects disappearing wont nudge the pesticide use that much. In addition to that the insect pests are really not that affected by the insect decline. In many ways it’s the other way around. When all the other insects and birds disappear the agricultural pest insects lose their natural predators and they turn into an even larger problem.
You are right, it’s just my English that suck, because I always think pests when hearing pesticide, and pests are insects not plants in my brain.
So I confuse pesticide with insecticide. 🫣
It’s one of those words that gets me almost every time.
Many of them are against fungi.
You say that, but you wouldn’t believe the gain of function testing happening in developing fungal pathogens attacking plants it’s quite exciting I’m sure. Oops I think some spores got out, it’ll be fine.