Utrecht cherry farmer Erik Vernooij previously told RTV Utrecht that stricter enforcement should be enforced. “Tackling the people who don’t keep the agreements. If one person drives through a red light, a thousand other people don’t have to hand in their driver’s license, do they?” Banning the use of the products would “mean the end of cherry cultivation in the Netherlands”, according to Vernooij.
Cherry growers are allowed to use pesticides against the Suzuki fruit fly for longer
