According to the agricultural centre, against pests treated 286,1 thousand hectares In fighter events involved 267 pieces of equipment, including 29 aircraft.

Most complicated remains the situation in the Stavropol region, where a state of emergency imposed in three districts. Survey to identify larvae of the locust held on 742,7 hectares and Moroccan locust discovered in 10 districts on 273,2 thousand hectares of Protective measures carried out in 203,2 thousand hectares. CIT discovered in three districts of the Stavropol 0.46 hectares.

In Dagestan frequent rains hamper the development of pests. But, as experts predict, in establishing the sustained hot weather we can expect rapid development and spread of pests.

Only the North Caucasian Federal district of the surveyed 1,064 million hectares of locusts found on 340,4 thousand hectares treated 210,6 thousand hectares.

In the southern Federal district the situation is better: of the surveyed 842,96 thousand hectares of locusts found on of 93.4 thousand hectares, processed 69,5 thousand ha.

In Kalmykia continues to operate "high alert", introduced in mid-may. Here the locusts found on 83,4 thousand hectares of the surveyed 366,8 thousand ha.

In the Krasnodar region surveyed 361,34 thousand hectares, the larvae of locusts detected by 2.15 thousand. the Number of Asian locust unit.

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