Speakers
Frank Aletru
Frank is the President of the Syndicat National d’Apiculture in France, the secretary of InterApi, French interprofessional structure of beekeeping products and President of the European professional beekeeper Association (EPBA). Professional beekeeper since 1983 and CEO of a beekeeping company, Frank has been since 2006 instigator and active member of the working group of experts in ecotoxicology and apidology "Methods for Bees and Pesticides" developing protocols for evaluating the toxicity of pesticides to bees. Among his numerous syndical activities he has proposed new regulations authorising the application of spray treatments to flowering crops only after sunset and actively exchanged with EEA, EFSA, and ANSES.