TY - JOUR

T1 - Navigating Agricultural Expansion in Harsh Conditions in Russia: Balancing Development with Insect Protection in the Era of Pesticides

AU - Zharkov, Dmitry

AU - Nizamutdinov , Timur

AU - Dubovikoff, Dmitry

AU - Abakumov, Evgeny

AU - Pospelova, Alena

N1 - Zharkov, D.; Nizamutdinov, T.; Dubovikoff, D.; Abakumov, E.; Pospelova, A. Navigating Agricultural Expansion in Harsh Conditions in Russia: Balancing Development with Insect Protection in the Era of Pesticides. Insects 2023, 14, 557. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060557

PY - 2023/6/15

Y1 - 2023/6/15

N2 - As the world’s population continues to increase, ensuring food security becomes a major problem. This often leads to the expansion of agricultural production, even in harsh conditions and becomes a key problem for many countries, including Russia. However, such expansion may entail certain costs, including the potential loss of insect populations, which are vital for ecological balance and agricultural productivity. The development of fallow lands in these regions is necessary to increase food production and increase food security; it is important to balance this with protection from harmful insects and sustainable farming methods. Research into the effects of insecticides on insects is an ongoing challenge, and new, sustainable farming methods are needed to ensure that protection from harmful insects and sustainable development can coexist. This article discusses the use of pesticides to protect the well-being of mankind, the problems of studying the effects of pesticides on insects and the vulnerability of insects to pesticides in regions with harsh conditions. It also discusses successful methods of sustainable agriculture and the importance of the legal framework governing the use of pesticides. The article emphasises the importance of balanced development with insect protection to ensure the sustainability of agricultural expansion in harsh conditions.

AB - As the world’s population continues to increase, ensuring food security becomes a major problem. This often leads to the expansion of agricultural production, even in harsh conditions and becomes a key problem for many countries, including Russia. However, such expansion may entail certain costs, including the potential loss of insect populations, which are vital for ecological balance and agricultural productivity. The development of fallow lands in these regions is necessary to increase food production and increase food security; it is important to balance this with protection from harmful insects and sustainable farming methods. Research into the effects of insecticides on insects is an ongoing challenge, and new, sustainable farming methods are needed to ensure that protection from harmful insects and sustainable development can coexist. This article discusses the use of pesticides to protect the well-being of mankind, the problems of studying the effects of pesticides on insects and the vulnerability of insects to pesticides in regions with harsh conditions. It also discusses successful methods of sustainable agriculture and the importance of the legal framework governing the use of pesticides. The article emphasises the importance of balanced development with insect protection to ensure the sustainability of agricultural expansion in harsh conditions.

KW - agroecosystems

KW - pesticides

KW - biodiversity

KW - insect populations declining

KW - plant protection

KW - sustainable agriculture

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/330878fd-0721-37b8-a18c-09ce69d7eb40/

U2 - 10.3390/insects14060557

DO - 10.3390/insects14060557

M3 - Review article

C2 - 37367373

VL - 14

JO - Insects

JF - Insects

SN - 2075-4450

IS - 6

M1 - 557

ER -