Switzerland: Shortage of Novodor due to potato beetle combat

Bio Suisse, umbrella association of Swiss organic producers, reports that there is a supply shortage of the biological plant protection agent Novodor, as the potato beetle has multiplied in Switzerland. According to the Bio Suisse brand commission for cultivation, Azadirachtin (e.g. Neem) and Spinosad are now also approved until the end of August 2018. However, for Demeter producers only Azadirachtin.