The bug, which is home to the United States, was revealed in the party of tangerines, came from Abkhazia.

The Department has strengthened controls over the import of quarantinable and other products from countries where the spread of this pest, reports "Interfax".

It is noted that the greatest damage the bug causes fruit and berry crops, can harm the pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, soy, and corn and can destroy up to a quarter of output.

30 December Rosselkhoznadzor lifted restrictions on import of tea from Sri Lanka in exchange for security guarantees.

A temporary restriction has been imposed by the Rosselkhoznadzor on December 18, when the tea party was found the larvae malicious koprovogo beetle. According to the Agency, in the case of introduction into the territory of Russia, and this is a particularly dangerous pest losses of the agricultural sector could amount to tens of billions of rubles.