The impact of Armenia's occupation of Azerbaijani lands on the phytosanitary situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas has been announced. The article prepared by Jamal Guliyev and Gulnar Gahramanova, specialists of the Plant Health Department of the Research and Risk Assessment Department of the Azerbaijan Food Safety Institute, says that quarantine of Colorado potato beetle, phylloxera, comstock bedworm, citrus aphids, reptiles and crayfish in the occupied territories before the occupation. applied pests were recorded. Colorado potato beetle was found in 292 ha in Agdara region, 114 ha in Khojavend region, 293 ha in Khojaly region and 39 ha in Shusha region. Colorado potato beetle was found in eight hectares in Gubadli, 0.1 hectares in Zangilan, two hectares in Agdam and 15.1 hectares in Fizuli. Phylloxera pest was registered in 3000 ha in Agdara region, 600 ha in Khojaly region, 3750 ha in Khojavend region (total 7350 ha). In the occupied Aghdam region, the pest is known to spread in the vineyards covering an area of 2,834 hectares. Comstock was found in 45 ha in Agdara, six ha in Khojavend and 14 ha in Khojaly (65 ha in total). Among other occupied regions, compost pads were found in 32 hectares in Agdam, eight hectares in Zangilan, five hectares in Tartar and 6.9 hectares in Fizuli. In addition to insects, weeds such as licorice and reptiles, which cause serious damage to agricultural areas and are quarantined, were also recorded in the area. Gizilsarmashiga was found in 601.5 ha in Aghdam region, 72 ha in Zangilan region, 121 ha in Lachin region, 1003 ha in Fuzuli region, 1500 ha in Aghdara region, 2400 ha in Khojavend region, 1400 ha in Khojaly and 200 ha in Shusha. In the Aghdam region, reptiles are also spread over an area of 300 hectares. However, it was not possible to collect any information about the phytosanitary situation in the occupied territories. Lack of regular monitoring and phytosanitary measures against these pests has led to their mass growth and expansion of their areas to other unoccupied territories of Azerbaijan. On the other hand, destructive means used during military operations in these areas, burning or other destruction of greenery, forests and agricultural areas, discharge of wastewater into agricultural areas, planting of narcotic plants in agrocenoses, deforestation for certain purposes. transportation, etc. Against the background of changes in the flora and fauna of these areas, the species composition and population density of pests have changed. One of the environmental terror acts carried out by Armenia is the purposeful fires and degradation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
According to E. Suleymanov and ON Ara, 1.3 million hectares of arable land and 7,000 agricultural enterprises in the occupied Upper Karabakh region were forced to leave. In addition, 649,000 ha of high-yield arable land, 199,000 ha of arable land and 62,000 ha of long-term arable land were used in the region. According to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the forest fund area of the republic is 1213.7 thousand hectares, which is 14% of the total area. Unfortunately, it should be noted that as a result of the Armenian aggression, our forests have been severely damaged. Thus, more than 261,000 hectares of forests in Kalbajar, Lachin, Zangilan, Khankendi (including Shusha region), Khojavend, Agdara were cut down and destroyed. Very valuable oak, beech, hornbeam, maple, bear hazelnut, walnut, Oriental plane tree grown there were cut and transported to Armenia. This means the destruction of 25-26 percent of the occupied lands, which are forests, as well as the damage to animal and plant species in the region. According to estimates, about 8-10 percent of forest areas have been destroyed. It is known that 261,000 hectares of forest, including 13,197.5 hectares of valuable forest areas, 45 m high, 6-8 m in diameter, 145 certified Oriental plane trees and other natural monuments aged 120 to 2000 years remained in the occupied territories. As a result of regular fires deliberately committed by Armenian soldiers and settlers, 100,000 hectares of pastures, hayfields and greenery, as well as forest areas were destroyed by fire, the topsoil became unusable, and at various times in large areas occupied by Armenians (Khojavend). , Aghdam, Gubadli, Zangilan).