Download or read book Study on the Union's Situation and Options Regarding Invertebrate Biological Control Agents for the Use in Plant Health and Plant Protection written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Commission commissioned a study on the Union's situation and options regarding the introduction, production, evaluation, marketing and use of invertebrate biocontrol agents (IBCAs) within the territory of the Union. EY was mandated to analyse the Union's situation across all 27 EU Member States and to support the preparatory work for the design of a possible initiative that addresses shortcomings of the current situation. Quantitative and qualitative evidence reveals that the IBCA market and uses vary across the Member States. While IBCA commercial use is quite developed in greenhouses, high-value crops and generally where pesticide use is limited, use in the open-field faces more challenges and is likely the sector with the most potential for development. The regulatory frameworks also vary greatly: some Member States have detailed procedures for the introduction of IBCA species while others apply no regulatory provisions related to the introduction of IBCAs, which may completely allow or disallow IBCA introductions, depending on the national environmental and biodiversity frameworks. This harmonisation gap could be addressed by a regulatory EU initiative, ranging from shared guidelines to the centralisation of the procedures and risk-assessments. Finally, the existing divergences could be addressed by possible EU initiatives including support to research, innovation and knowledge sharing.