In the context of the European Green Deal, the EU has undertaken to reduce by half the use of chemical pesticides and the risks associated with them by 2030. Frans Timmermans, executive vice-president of the European Commission, stresses that the Green Deal measures “point to a new and better balance of nature, food systems and biodiversity; to protect our people’s health and well-being, and at the same time to increase the EU’s competitiveness and resilience.” This is all well and good, but…