Monitoring and forecasting in plant protection

Plant protection, plant protection from pests and diseases — 1) branch of agricultural sciences; studies the damage caused to plants by pests, diseases, weeds, and develops measures to prevent and eliminate it; 2) measures developed to eliminate pests, plant diseases and weeds in agriculture and forestry system. Its function is not only to destroy harmful organisms or limit their activities, but also to pre-determine the timing of their appearance and the extent of their spread, as well as to prevent the spread of the most dangerous pests from one territory to another