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MAURITANIA:

Seasonably dry conditions prevailed up to late May. Sattelite imagery indicates that first significant rains may have been received in the centre-south in early June. Planting of coarse grains should have started following these first early rains but replantings may become necessary if rains do not continue.

No Desert Locusts were seen during surveys carried out in the north throughout May except for an isolated adult near Atar. On the 8th of May, a group of adults was reported in the south near the Malian border. No other locusts were seen during surveys in the south. Locust numbers are expected to increase in the south as adults appear from the north. These may be supplemented by other adults and perhaps a few small groups coming from the Red Sea area. However, the number of incoming adults is expected to be low and insignificant. Small-scale egg laying could occur with the onset of the rains.
 

Satellite Images (Cold Cloud Duration for the last three dekads)
 
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