This year, the regional territorial inspection in the agro-industrial complex planned to process 83 thousand hectares.Local authorities created territorial headquarters whose task is the organization and coordination of work to combat harmful insects.
To carry out the work, the Inspectorate created 15 groups, identified 15 inspectors and allocated 17 units of road transport. To carry out chemical treatment, it is planned to examine 1,189.8 thousand hectares of soil; 90 phytosanitary processing employees and 44 units of automobile transport will be involved in these activities.
In addition, in order to continuously supply the spraying equipment with water, it is planned to attract 28 tank trucks in the region and 73 water sources have been identified.
It should be recalled that it is a dangerous harmful insect, mentioned even in the Bible, where its attack is called the eighth Egyptian execution.
The main danger of locusts is its omnivorous nature and the ability to travel at very great distances with great speed - up to 500 km per day, and a flock of insects with a fair wind per day can overcome from 300 to 1000 km. It devours foliage, flowers, young seedlings and fruits of plants, and the weight of food eaten per day by an insect is equal to the weight of the insect itself.