The locust of locusts is registered in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine.
Herbivore insects threaten Zaporizhjhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Odessa Regions. In the Zaporizhjhya and Kherson region, active work on localization and elimination of migrants and Egypt (Anacridium aegyptium) continues. The State Consumer Service reported on July 23 on Facebook.
If you notice the locusts of the locusts, immediately inform the territorial bodies of the State Consumer Service and take measures to process agricultural crops and lands of insecticides in accordance with the “State Register of Pesticides and Agrochymia allowed for use in Ukraine”, with the mandatory compliance with their rules, ”the report said.
Experts suggest that climatic changes, including warming, caused the distribution of these insects, and also undermined the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, which created a kind of “incubators” for locusts in drained territories.
Professor of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection NTU “Dnipro Polytechnic” ArtMem Pavlychenko told Public, which is currently recording the Egyptian locust in Ukraine. It reaches the size of 3 to 10 cm and is one of the most dangerous insects.
He damages agricultural crops and is extremely dangerous. During the day, they can take tens of meters in the initial stages. After they increase – up to 100 m. And later – 100, 200, 500 or more, ”he said.
The ecologist added that locusts can stop, but you can fight insects only with the help of pesticides.
It is known that the locust is a herbivore insect that poses a serious threat to agricultural crops. A thousand people per square meter can destroy up to 30 kg of vegetation.
We will recall that a missile blow to Lutsk, made by Russian night on June 6, caused significant damage to the environment. More than 700 million were caused by damage caused by the clogging of land resources, and about 700 thousand damage damage caused by unorganized emissions of pollutants into atmospheric air.
Source: Racurs
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