MAKHACHKALA, March 3 – RIA "Dagestan". Agricultural land inspections aimed at detecting overwintered locust pest populations will be conducted in the northern districts of the Republic of Dagestan, Albert Cherkesov, Deputy Head of the regional branch of Rosselkhozcenter (Federal State Budgetary Institution Russian Agricultural Centre) says.
Initial monitoring activities are scheduled for Nogaysky district, with priority given to areas previously recorded as sites of locust hatching or mass emergence. The data collected will support the development of forecasts and preventive measures for locust control. It is noted that coordination of locust localization and elimination efforts in Dagestan is carried out annually by the regional operational headquarters.