Cabbage, apples and pests with pests were brought to Krasnoyarsk from Southeast Asia

April 15 11:23
The quarantine pests were found in the parties of vegetables and fruits brought to Krasnoyarsk from Southeast Asia. This was reported in the regional Rosselkhoznadzor.
Inspectors discovered the Komstok Calle in a batch of pineapples weighing 300 kilograms and apples weighing 4.5 tons. It also turned out that 2 tons of Beijing cabbage are infected with Western floral thrips. Vegetables and fruits were directed to disinfection.
We add that the Comstock worm is able to populate more than 300 species of plants. It causes great economic damage, since the fight against it requires large costs. On the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the foci of this pest is not recorded, but if there are favorable conditions, the probability of its penetration and spread appears
Western flower tripx is extremely dangerous, especially for decorative crops, an insect that affects not only leaves and stems, but also the soil. Infection is manifested in the curvature of the stems and deformation of the fruits, which also entails a reduction in yield. The foliage of affected plants is first covered with yellow necrotic spots, then falls.
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