In the Kirovograd, Odessa and Rivne regions, quarantine was introduced due to the limited quarantine organism in Ukraine - the Western corn beetle. This was reported in the State Food and Beverage Service.
In particular, quarantine was introduced in four agricultural enterprises of the Kirovograd region. In the Gart agricultural enterprise, quarantine was introduced on an area of 75 hectares, Dolinovka on an area of 140 hectares, Elena was 150 hectares, and Pobeda was 26 hectares.
In the Odessa region, because of this dangerous agricultural pest, the Balti district on a total area of 16.3 hectares, the Berezovsky district on a total area of 184 hectares, the Kodymsky district on an area of 46 hectares became quarantine. In addition, in the Rivne region quarantine covered a total area of 119.22 hectares. in the Dubensky district.
Western corn beetle
For information, the western corn bug is a dangerous pest of crops. The homeland of the insect is North America, from where it came to Europe in the 90s of the 20th century. In Ukraine, the bug was identified in 2001 in Transcarpathia.
Until the pest left its homeland, American farmers fought it using crop rotation. But once in Europe, he adapted to local conditions and crop rotation was no longer a threat to him.
It is extremely difficult to deal with the pest, because it has a high resistance to chemicals. Scientists suggest that to combat insects you need an integrated and integrated approach to the plant protection system, which would include all the available capabilities and resources.
