Pesta of flax in Uzbekistan

Abstract

In recent years, the area under oil crops has been significantly increasing, in particularly it concerns flax. At the same time the demand for information on the technology for the protection of flax from pests has also increased. The available information is not fully covered, over time, there have been tangible changes in the composition of pests of agrobiocenosis. Information from foreign sources is not always applicable under the conditions of our republic and requires verification by practice. In this regard, the main purpose of our research was to study the species composition of pests of flax in Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Jizzakh regions of Uzbekistan (2015-2017). To identify the species composition of pests, the method of route examination of flax was used. As a result of the research, it was established that flax had been affected by 16 species of insects belonging to 7 families and 4 orders. The description of main pests of flax was given