The southern regions of Russia have faced a plague of locusts, and in some areas insects spotted for the first time. As swarms of insects in their migrations do not recognize borders, the authorities in all regions affected by the invasion of the locust, noted the importance of joint work, reports TASS.

First Vice-Premier of the government of Stavropol territory Nikolay Velikdan said that the region invited the neighbors to create groups of "rapid response" to deal with the locusts.

"We are ready to provide equipment and drugs, in the same way should work, Kalmykia and Dagestan", — he noted, adding that information about the situation with locust pests and suggestions for Union action regions sent to the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation to coordinate the work.

Today, due to the locust emergency mode is entered in four districts of Dagestan, a high alert in four districts of Kalmykia, a local emergency mode are going to enter some districts of Sochi.

In the Astrakhan region due to the long flood, locust hatching this year started several weeks later than usual, and in the Krasnodar region appeared first on the Moroccan locust. Affected crops in the Stavropol territory, and Stavropol, the rumor is that the locust destroys the tires and the election banners of candidates.