Russian Plant Quarantine Service Day
June 5 · Level 7 · #762 of 2238
This is a holiday for the specialists who keep dangerous plant pests and diseases out of the country. Thanks to them, fields, orchards and forests face fewer nasty surprises from abroad.
How it is celebrated: inspectors gather for festive meetings, the best staff members are rewarded, and veterans tell younger colleagues about life in laboratories and at checkpoints.
Russia is the largest country in the world, so plant health checks are carried out at a great many points: seaports, airports and land borders.