38% of the areas of winter rapeseed inspected by the phytosanitary service in Dnipropetrovsk region are affected by downy mildew.

At the beginning of the third decade of November in the Dnipropetrovsk region, abnormally warm and sunny weather was observed. Later, a drop in air temperature and rainfall were noted. This is reported by the State Consumer Rights Protection Service of the region. The maximum air temperature rose to 15.7°C, the soil surface warmed up to 17°C. The minimum air temperature dropped to 1.6°C, the soil surface cooled to 1°C. Precipitation in the region fell in the amount of 7 mm. Due to the warm weather, winter crops vegetated throughout the decade. The condition of the crops is good. Winter rapeseed is mostly in the rosette phase, winter wheat is in the 3-leaf phase – tillering. On winter wheat and rapeseed crops, there is an inactive feeding of the second generation of winter moths. 36% of the surveyed areas are infested, with an average density of 0.4 caterpillars/m², a maximum of 2. By age, caterpillars of the fifth age constitute 58%, the sixth – 42%. At the beginning of the second ...