THE MAIN APPLE TREE PESTS AND THEIR CONTROL MEASURES IN PENZA REGION
Apple is a major garden crop in the conditions of the Middle Volga region, in particular, in Penza region. Pests of pomaceous fruit plants, if there is insufficient control can not only significantly reduce yield and crop quality, but also lead to the complete loss of the crop and even plant death. The number of pests damaging fruit plants, including apple trees, is so great that it is necessary to know their biological characteristics in order to find protection means against them. The result of large-scale and insufficient-controlled use of chemicals in the gardens has led to the deep changes in the composition and structure of the pests' complex.