{"id":25444,"date":"2026-07-23T16:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=25444"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:48:19","slug":"zlatka-boryspilskyi-raion-karantyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/zlatka-boryspilskyi-raion-karantyn\/","title":{"rendered":"A dangerous emerald leaf beetle has been found in the Boryspil district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">In the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region, the narrow-bodied emerald leaf beetle \u2014 a dangerous quarantine pest affecting trees \u2014 was detected during phytosanitary monitoring. The State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection reported that a quarantine regime has been introduced in the Zolochiv community as a result. To control the spread of the insect, green spaces are being inspected and special pheromone traps are being set up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A quarantine pest affecting ash trees has been detected in the Boryspil district.<\/li>\n<li>Quarantine measures have been introduced in the Zolochiv community.<\/li>\n<li>The ash borer infests ash trees of all ages and can cause them to die.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms include thinning of the crown, withering of branches and cracks in the bark.<\/li>\n<li>Experts are inspecting the plantations and setting up pheromone traps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How the pest attacks ash trees<\/h2>\n<p id=\"_eRpiavPcNZihjfYPx7LUUA_59\" class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\">The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) infests ash trees regardless of their age. The State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection describes it as one of the most dangerous pests affecting this species worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Noticeable signs of infection include thinning of the crown, withering of branches, cracks and swelling of the bark. An infected tree gradually dies.<\/p>\n<p>According to the service, additional diagnostic signs may include winding S-shaped tunnels beneath the bark, water shoots on the trunk, and D-shaped exit holes made by beetles, up to one centimetre in diameter. The larvae develop beneath the bark and damage the tree\u2019s vascular system.<\/p>\n<h2>What actions are being taken in the community?<\/h2>\n<p>Following the detection of the pest, quarantine measures were introduced in the Zolochiv community. The source material does not contain any information regarding the size of the outbreak, the boundaries of the quarantine zone, the number of affected trees, or the specific restrictions imposed on this area.<\/p>\n<p>At present, experts are monitoring the situation by inspecting green spaces and using pheromone traps. These traps help to detect the presence of the insect, whilst tree inspections help to identify characteristic symptoms of infestation.<\/p>\n<p>For other outbreaks, the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection had previously carried out the felling of host plants near infected trees and the destruction of tree debris. The agency also highlighted restrictions on the movement of ash timber and firewood. Whether these measures are to be implemented in the Zolochiv community is to be determined by a separate quarantine order.<\/p>\n<h2>The Boryspil case adds to the map of areas under lockdown<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Emerald Ash Borer<\/a> It was officially recorded for the first time in Ukraine in 2019 in the Luhansk region. At that time, the laboratory confirmed the identification of the larvae, and 220 ash trees were felled at the outbreak site.<\/p>\n<p>As of September 2025, quarantine measures relating to this pest were already in place in Kyiv, certain settlements in the Kyiv region, and parts of the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions. The detection of the pest in the Boryspil district adds a new hotspot to the known quarantine areas in the capital region, but does not indicate that the entire Kyiv region is affected.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists who presented an update on the situation in Ukraine at the conference organised by the EPPO, FAO-REUFIS and the Austrian Federal Forest Research Centre in 2026 assessed the pest\u2019s spread as accelerating. This is a scientific assessment, not a forecast by the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.<\/p>\n<h2>What plot owners should bear in mind<\/h2>\n<p>The State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection is urging residents to inspect ash trees in private and public green spaces and to report any characteristic symptoms to the agency\u2019s local offices. Early detection can be difficult, as the initial damage caused by the larvae is hidden beneath the bark.<\/p>\n<p>For new plantings near quarantine zones, the service recommends choosing other tree species. Controlling the movement of potentially infected ash timber and firewood may also help to prevent the spread of the pest over long distances.<\/p>\n<p>International experience highlights the scale of the risk: in the US and Canada, according to data cited by experts, this species has destroyed over 20 million ash trees. For local authorities, this may mean the need for systematic inspections of green spaces and timely decisions regarding dead trees.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Boryspil district, measures are being taken to control the spread of the emerald leafhopper: green spaces are being inspected and pheromone traps are being set up.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433404,"featured_media":25443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0423 \u0411\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u043d\u0456 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0448\u0438\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0438: \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0436\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438.","rank_math_title":"\u0421\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u044f\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430: \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d \u0443 \u0417\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0447\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456\u0439 \u0433\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0456","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0421\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u044f\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[806778],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-suspilstvo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25445,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25444\/revisions\/25445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}