With the onset of autumn, Sochi was attacked by hordes of bedbugs. The portal reports this Sochi1.ru.
The insect, called “stink bug” by local people, can hide in the folds of clothes by passing through small cracks. It infiltrates citizens’ homes and hotel rooms, causing great dissatisfaction among guests. Some vacationers may even accidentally bring the bugs into their own area.
According to Gennady Babenko, deputy head of the plant quarantine department of the Southern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor, nothing unusual is happening. Bedbugs are heat-loving insects and need an average daily air temperature of +15°C for their active life. Therefore, with the onset of cold weather, bedbugs begin to look for places to winter – barns, balconies, apartments. They come together and form colonies.
The article states that bedbugs were brought to Sochi during preparations for the 2014 Olympic Games. Insects do not pose a danger to humans, but they cause great damage to agriculture. Insects disrupt the development of fruits by sucking the sap of plants. In particular, in 2018, insects in neighboring Abkhazia destroyed the entire citrus crop and then moved on to hazelnuts.
According to experts, the easiest time to fight bedbugs is with the onset of cold weather, because the insects are defenseless while looking for a place to winter.
Before reportedIt was stated that the bedbug infestation in France may also affect other European countries.
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