Ministry of Agriculture and Food: There are no dangerous beetles for maize in Belarus

MINSK, July 12 – Sputnik. The western beetle (beetle beetle) in Belarus is not present at this time, and there is no damaged corn harvest in the country, said Thursday the vice-beetle Minister of Agriculture and Food Vladimir Grakun

Rosselkhoznadzor. the territory of the Russian Federation of products of the culture of Belarus because of fears that with it this beetle enters the country. According to the Russian Agency, in July 2018, it received information from the Belarussian side that phytosanitary zones for the beetle were established in the republic.

"Since 2009, no beetle has been damaged.The deputy minister stressed that the quarantine service is monitoring the situation: pheromone traps are installed at the borders with Poland and Ukraine, so that if dangerous insects are detected, react immediately.According to him, the relevant information has already been sent by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to Rosselkhoznadzor

According to the Russian service, the Insect poses a threat to the regions of the Russian Federation, where they grow maize – Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, Rostov regions, Volgograd and Astrakhan and Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria . economic damage caused by the penetration of the beetle in these areas could rise to 950 million rubles a year.