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Brest, Gomel and the South of Minsk region suffered the most from the drying of pine plantations

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The Brest, Gomel and the South of the Minsk region most affected by the drying up of pine plantations, reported today on a press-conferences the adviser of the Department of forestry of Ministry of forestry Alexander uhrin, BelTA has learned.

"Belarus has a problem with the drying of pine plantations. The greatest number of victims of forest plantations is the Brest, Gomel and the South of the Minsk region, including Starobin, Starye Dorogi and Luban forestry", - said Alexander uhrin.

At the moment the forestry normally conduct health and Wellness activities, including clear cutting, selective sanitation cutting, cleaning trash.

Аs reported, in Belarus, especially in the southern regions, there is a pathological phenomenon - the mass shrinkage of pine plantations, which was called "bark-drying of pine". Extreme weather conditions in recent years (decrease in rainfall, lowering of groundwater, long dry periods, hurricane winds) have led to outbreaks of mass reproduction of stem pests - apex and six-lobed bark beetles.

Monday, 23 July 2018 Written by The Ministry of forestry of the Republic of Belarus

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