Locust invasion in Tajikistan

Almaty. July 8. Silkroadnews - Locust invasion in Tajikistan, according to the Tajik news agency (TajiikTA).
"The area of locust in Tajikistan for July 3, was 74 thousand 723 hectares, this is almost 30 thousand hectares less than the same period last year," - said in a statement.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, the area of ​​68 thousand 711 hectares already held chemical treatment. Involved 25 units of tractors, hand tools, as well as 874 people.
Locust invasion suffered such areas as: Jilikul, Huroson, Vakhsh, Danghara, Rumi, Bokhtar Kubodien, Farhor, Kumsangir, Shahritus, Zafarabad, Mastchoh, B. Ghafurov Istaravhan, Gakyil, Rudaki, and Tursunzoda Barzov.
Currently, for effective locust fight 8 units of tractors are sent the Khatlon region, 22 - to Sughd and 2 - to the districts of republican subordination.