2015/01/01 by Marion Baratange, Baratange, Marion, Johana Cardoso +3
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.15454/1.4356775449089597e12
The use of macro-organisms for crop protection is one of the four pillars of Biocontrol. These predators or parasitoids of bioaggressors are used, by introduction or conservation, in fields, greenhouses and orchards in order to reduce the impact of bioaggressors, sucking, biting or phytophagous insects. However, plant protection is not the only usage of these macro-organisms, and the category was expanded to global usefulness for plants. Since 2012, under the provisions of Articles L. 258-1 and -2, R. 258-1 of the French Rural and Maritime fishing Code (CRPM), and Decree no. 2012-140 of January 30th 2012, the introduction of these non-indigenous macro-organisms has been regulated. Using all published national regulations, organisms lists and outcomes from ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, we characterized these indigenous and non-indigenous macro-organisms allowed in a more systemic and complete way. After a first study of this regulation and its impact in 2019, we analyzed here the involved macro-organisms, their development regarding their origins, targets and uses in crop growth and protection.