Specialists of the Quarantine Phytosanitary Examination Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster) found a dangerous insect in the apricot lot from Kazakhstan (California red scale).
California red scale is a very dangerous quarantine pest. It harms about 150 species of fruit, ornamental, berry and forest deciduous plants. Apple trees, pears, plums, cherries and apricots most often become the object of damage in gardens.
Information by experts from the Omsk Reference Center was sent to the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsk Branch).
