More than 270 species of locusts live in Kazakhstan, 10-15 of them are dangerous pests of grain, vegetable crops, pastures and meadows. The most dangerous and harmful types of locusts are Asian, Moroccan and Italian Prussians. Swarming locusts have a constant tendency to group and live in colonies (clusters of larvae) and colonies (clusters of adults). Kuligas and herds migrate over considerable distances. locusts can cause severe damage and threaten the food security and livelihoods of local people. The difficulty of anti-locust treatment is that it is difficult to predict their outbreak. In the next three to four years, nested locusts among the pests in the area, including the two types of locusts, which are recognized as extremely dangerous, the Italian Prussian and the Asian, have appeared in our area since 2000. Grasshoppers produce one generation per year. It is a pest that lays its eggs in the ground every fall and leaves a lot of offspring behind. Locust eggs that survive the cold of winter, the dark cold of autumn, the heat of summer, and the wet heat of spring will begin to hatch again next year in the sun. Its growth consists of five stages. Therefore, it is necessary to apply chemical measures in 2-3 stages before the egg laying period. For this, it will be effective to work with a gas generator, an airplane, and a hang glider. The most important of the measures to deal with the extremely dangerous locust locust is to identify the place where its larvae are and immediately contact us as soon as you see the larvae. For 2025, the monitoring inspection for swarming locusts in Zhangeldin district is 765,675 ha. their 365.0 ha spring-summer survey. 395,675 ha summer survey. In 2025, the estimated area for chemical treatment against locust pests in Zhangeldin district is 145,712 thousand hectares (Italian Prussian - 142,215 thousand ha, Asian locust - 3,0 thousand ha).

. In the fight against locusts, larvae are the main target and treatment against them is carried out in the spring. Treatment can also be directed at egg capsules (early spring) or imago (late spring and summer). Sometimes mechanical and agrotechnical measures are used. Spraying with chemicals (Insecticides) is the main method of controlling locusts. It is mainly carried out by ground and aviation methods. Various treatment methods are used against locusts: the entire area inhabited by pests is treated; barriers - certain lanes in the direction of movement of locusts are treated, leaving the space between the barriers untreated; local - only centers of concentration of larvae (kuligas) are treated; It is performed around the fields of marginal agricultural crops.   This year, please contact the district "Republican Phytosanitary Diagnostics and Forecasting Methodological Center" RMM Contact numbers 8-71439-21-205, 21-5-80.  There is a preliminary forecast that swarms of locusts will rise this year in the lands under state supervision. Therefore, if not only specialized specialists, but every citizen of the entire district participates in the fight against these locusts, "I want to say that the burden carried by Zhumyla will be lighter. If village mayors, hay makers and herdsmen who prepare fodder immediately contact the appropriate places as soon as they notice swarms of locusts, we won't lose. In order to warn villagers before the start of chemical treatment of locusts, notices are sent to the administration of each village about the volume of work carried out in the territory of their districts and in which settlement and in which direction chemical treatment will be carried out. Because it is a warning situation, it is forbidden to graze in the field where chemical works against pests have been carried out for 40-45 days. The grazing field of animals should be changed at that time. We ask you to supervise the grazing of livestock during the processing work, the herdsmen tending the livestock in groups.

Chemical works on herd grasshoppers are carried out in the morning and evening.

Herd Locusts.

Italian Prussian.

Distribution: These pests are widespread in Kazakhstan in sagebrush fields, mostly in the steppe and desert regions of Kazakhstan, but are most concentrated in North and West Kazakhstan. Inhabits the steppe and desert regions of Kazakhstan, often sandy steppes. It is a very ecologically plastic species that can easily adapt to different habitats.

External structure: Slightly shorter over hindwing, alternately tapering. Brown-red brown, grayish brown brown, slightly light and light colors are exposed to me a lot. The hind legs are red or pinkish brown and sometimes turn pale.

Bulls: the base consists of two parts: foam and egg capsule.  They are filled with a dark colored foam fixing foam.

Preferred forage plants are mainly grasses, although practically all crops; including alfalfa, cotton, sunflower, vegetables and cereals can be damaged during germination. The first larvae appear from the end of April to the middle of June. larval development lasts 40-55 days and passes through five instars. Adult insects are usually present from the beginning of July. It is fertilized from July to August-September. Females lay one to four egg capsules (up to 120 overwintering eggs) in dry sagebrush steppe soils, as well as in loose, dry soils. Adults die in late summer. Locust.

Distribution: These pests are Asiatic in Kazakhstan, the habitats of locust breeding are in Almaty region - Balkhash, Alakol lakes and reed thickets on the shores of the Ile River, Caspian islands and shores in Atyrau region, Shu in Zhambyl region, Talas river banks and Moyinkum region, Balykty chylsu of the Kamys-Samar lake system in Western Kazakhstan. It lays its eggs in moist places on the shores of rivers and lakes in areas where it gathers, Telikol, Karaozen basin in Kyzylorda region, Zhangeldin, Nauryzym districts of Kostanay region. In the spring, a group of wingless larvae with small body size emerges from it. It causes damage to various types of agricultural crops and grain plants in meadows and pastures. The main food plant is reed. They turn into adult locusts (imago) after molting 4-5 times. Asian grasshoppers move from one place to another, munching on green plants along the way. Each grasshopper in the group consumes 10 times more food than its own body weight. The flying group of Asian locusts is called "flying locusts". This group of locusts is also very dangerous. The situation of mass reproduction of the Asian flying locust is observed every 7-10 years.

External structure: Adults (images) are large-bodied. The forehead is straight.  The upper sides are blue. There is an X-shaped mark on the back. The upper wings are long, with many brown spots, shiny. The back wings are transparent, only the base part is yellowish green. The inner part of the rear buttock is bluish-black. The hind leg is yellow or red.  The lower side of the chest is covered with short and thick hair.

Pulls: length 58-75 mm, slightly curved cylindrical shape. They are located in four-five rows, their number reaches 55-115. The upper part of the bubble is filled with a clear foamy brown or pink substance. 

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-zhangeldi-audany-akimat/press/news/details/963318?lang=kk