In the Orenburg region introduced a state of emergency because of an invasion of locusts. To help farmers set up operational headquarters, field handles aviation. To date, only in this region, the insects have already destroyed more than 200 thousand hectares of land. The goal threat of the pest were also Astrakhan region and Bashkiria.

The locust is one of the most formidable pests of the planet. Its invasion is one of the most horrific disasters for crops on all continents. The food is quite illegible. All that green color, this insect is edible. A swarm of locusts — the number of some flocks of up to several billion individuals — capable of completely destroying a huge area sown with crops, just a few hours. Insects can migrate to several tens of kilometers per day, hitting everything in its path. And this is a serious economic damage in the region, destruction of thousands of households, in some cases, even hunger. That is why in several Russian regions affected by the attacks of insects, entered emergency mode. In the Astrakhan region to combat pests hooked aviation.

In Orenburzhye pests covered more than 200 thousand hectares of crops. In the region formed the headquarters of aid to affected farmers. The peasants themselves are not sitting idly by — help aviators from the ground. Spray the fields and orchards and the use of equipment and manually. However, human strength is not enough.

Locust reproduces quickly enough. From the eggs the larvae appear after two weeks. One female can produce two and a half thousand and more cubs. Their nests are often abandoned land or territory which the owners were not prepared to handle, and the state may not spend public money on space spraying, which is the master.