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To protect forest plantations in the Kharkiv region, from June 5-7, 2018, forest protection measures were carried out in the area of mass reproduction of the solitary sawfly weaver (Acantholyda hieroglyphica Christ.). Aerosol technology GARD-MN and the chemical preparation “Fastak” 10% EC were used in pine plantations of the Izyum and Pridynetsk forestries of the…

The seminar on discussing the problem of pine drying took place in Sumy region. Organized by the forestry department of the Sumy Regional Forestry and Hunting Administration, it was held at the Konotop forestry enterprise. The seminar was attended by chief foresters and forest protection engineers of the administration’s enterprises, specialists from Kharkivlisozakhyst, the leadership…

On January 29, 2020, a seminar was held at the Balakliia Forestry Enterprise to discuss the urgent issue of pine forest decline in Ukraine. Representatives from Kharkiv Regional Forestry Department, forestry engineers, ecologists, local administration, forest protection specialists, and researchers participated in the event. The attendees shared their experiences on the spread of top bark…

During their forestry phytopathology training practice, third-year students of the forestry faculty visited the State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise “Kharkivlisozakhyst” (Pokotylivka, Kharkiv region). Employees introduced the students to harmful local and invasive species for forest plantations (entomopests and phytopathogens), which already cause or may cause significant damage to forestry in case of non-compliance with phytosanitary…

Dear colleagues, forestry workers! We draw your attention to the mass flight of pine looper moths. The excessively high air temperature at the beginning of the growing season this year has led to changes in the phenological development periods of many harmful forest insects. Currently, the forest protection service in Donetsk region (NPP “Sviati Hory”,…

Bark beetles continue their journey through Ukrainian pine forests. The consequences for plantations are dire. Just a year ago, these pine stands were green… Now, in Bobrivske and Borivske forestry, some pine plantations have completely lost viability due to infestation by bark beetles, jewel beetles, and damage by ophiostomatoid fungi. According to the State Enterprise…

We invite colleagues and all interested parties to the State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise “Kharkivlisozahyst” to learn more about the new laboratory and the technology of breeding Thanasimus formicarius in laboratory conditions. The event will be attended by the Deputy Head of the State Forest Resources Agency, Volodymyr Bondar, and the Honorary Consul of the…

The international seminar “Protection of Pine Stands from Pests and Forest Diseases” (Regional workshop on combating dieback of pine forests) took place in Gomel. Over three days (April 24-26), scientists and foresters from Belarus, the USA, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine discussed the problem of pine stand dieback, methods for early detection of pest…

On January 28, 2020, the State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise “Kharkivlisozakhyst” together with the Poltava Regional Forestry and Hunting Administration held a methodological seminar on forest protection at the State Enterprise “Hadiach Forestry”. The seminar was attended by all forestry enterprises of the Poltava Regional Forestry and Hunting Administration. The main topic of the seminar…