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Cantons Could Soon Allow Highly Toxic Insecticides in the Forest

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In the Swiss forest, no poisons can be sprayed. However, in justified exceptional cases, cantons can still allow pesticides. Now the Federal Council wants to further relax the regulation. New biocides should also be allowed in exceptional cases. Among them are means that are so toxic that their use is currently not permitted in agriculture. According to the Federal Council, the reason for the regulation revision was the Asian hornet, which attac…
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In the Swiss forest, no poisons can be sprayed. However, in justified exceptional cases, cantons can still allow pesticides. Now the Federal Council wants to further relax the regulation. New biocides should also be allowed in exceptional cases. Among them are means that are so toxic that their use is currently not permitted in agriculture. According to the Federal Council, the reason for the regulation revision was the Asian hornet, which attac…

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infosperber broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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