Аннотация:The article provides an overview of the regions, objects, goals, methods and results of zoological and related research conducted at the All-Union Institute of Plant Protection in 1946–1990. In 1946, the Institute established the Laboratory for Forecasting the Reproduction of Mass Pests of Agricultural Crops. The new laboratory focused on zoological research. The article provides information on the research teams, their leaders and leading researchers that, in those days, explored various areas of applied zoology and plant protection.
