The invasion of Asian locusts in the Krasnodar Territory

Locusts attacked Novopokrovsky farm in the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district of the Krasnodar Territory.

Insects destroy alfalfa, beets and corn. According to local residents, such a large-scale invasion is happening for the first time. The press service of the administration of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district reported that 3,200 hectares of fields were processed. This partially contained the invasion. In total, 36 foci of the spread of Moroccan locusts and 32 Asian migratory locusts were identified in the Kuban.

Locusts eat the leaves of plants, gnaw the bases of stems, gnaw the ears of grain plants and eat unripe grains, and on trees and vineyards they eat the bark.

A resident of the Novopokrovsky farm of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district in the Krasnodar Territory, where locusts attacked fields and vegetable gardens © RIA Novosti/Vitaly Timkiv

Birds in the area of the Novopokrovsky farm of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district in the Krasnodar Territory, where locusts attacked fields and vegetable gardens © RIA Novosti/Vitaly Timkiv

A resident of the Novopokrovsky farm of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district in the Krasnodar Territory, where locusts attacked fields and vegetable gardens © RIA Novosti/Vitaly Timkiv

Birds in the area of the Novopokrovsky farm of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district in the Krasnodar Territory, where locusts attacked fields and vegetable gardens © RIA Novosti/Vitaly Timkiv

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