A locust infestation was successfully eradicated in the Kherson region
In the Novovorontsov community of the Beryslav District in the Kherson region, experts completely eradicated a population of migratory locusts that had been detected in late June on fallow land and in sunflower fields.
After two rounds of treatment of the areas with approved insecticides, a follow-up inspection on July 30 found no traces of the pest. Consequently, on August 5, 2026, the local military administration officially lifted the special plant protection measures.
Source: State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
As a reminder, special plant protection measures have been implemented in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions due to the detection of locust outbreaks; however, the risk of the pest spreading to the Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions remains.
The State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection announced the lifting of the special plant protection regime in the Zaporizhzhia region due to the absence of a threat of a mass locust infestation.
