July 29 at the National Youth Forum "Seliger-2014" was held Forest Day. The program of the day there were performances scientists foresters, round tables, workshops, interactive sessions, competitions, exhibitions specialized work. The Forum was attended by researchers of the Department of Radioecology VNIILM.

In the town of Pushkin, where VNIILM, this day scientists have also decided to carry out promotional activities on forest issues. And called it "I asked Ash" , since it was about the impact of new malware for Russian invasive pest - the emerald ash borers.

Interest in such shares have shown almost all of the local media, as well as the correspondent of the newspaper industry "Russian forest lead" Elena Subbotin. On the example of Central Park of Culture and Rest, Pushkin, head of the Laboratory of Forest Protection from invasive and quarantine organisms VNIILM Yuri Gninenko, showed the results of the Moscow and Moscow region emerald borers - mass destruction of ash trees.

Today these insects hit 80% ash plantings in parks and forest park areas in and around Moscow. In 2013, the staff noticed VNIILM affected Zlatko ash in the central park of Pushkin. Scientists have turned to "Pushkin Municipal" (Pushgorhoz), which cares for the park and offered to make Ash protective injection to maintain resistance to pests. It is a little improved the condition of the trees, but the situation is not saved: one year later the trees again "surrender their position," most of them were narrowed completely.

Academics, journalists and representatives of the city administration made a detour through the park to see the status of ash trees affected by Zlatko.

Old adult insect borers ended in June, so now you can only see vyletnyh holes in the bark. By the number of holes and determined the degree of population tree pest. These ashes are yet with foliage, and seemingly still alive, but in fact, according to the scientist, this is an illusion: wood irretrievably lost.