Regional monthly bulletins on locusts
General Situation during March 2012, Forecast until mid-May 2012
The locust situation was calm in March in all Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries where the weather conditions were still cool and unsuitable for hatching. Consequently, no hatching has been reported so far. It should start during the first half of April in southern Central Asian...
General Situation during July 2011, Forecast until mid-September 2011
During July, breeding of the Moroccan Locust (DMA) was in progress in all Caucasian and Central Asian (CCA) -except in Armenia where DMA is not a pest- and the species started disappearing upon completion of its life cycle. Italian (CIT) and Migratory (LMI) locusts fledged and breeding started in most...
General Situation during June 2011, Forecast until mid-August 2011
During June, fledging of the Moroccan Locust (DMA) occurred or started in all Caucasian and Central Asian (CCA) -except in Armenia where DMA is not a pest- and its life cycle should be completed in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. No further development is expected this year but egglaying should be...
General Situation during May 2011, Forecast until mid-July 2011
The situation further deteriorated in Central Asian countries after hatching of the Italian and Migratory locusts. In Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and probably Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, Moroccan Locust (DMA) fledging occurred while hopper development continued in Kyrgyzstan. Italian Locust (CIT) hopper bands formed in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia and...
General Situation during April 2011, Forecast until mid-June 2011
The locust situation started deteriorating from early April in southern Central Asian countries while it remained calm in Caucasian ones. In Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and probably Turkmenistan, Moroccan Locust (DMA) hopper development was in progress and more than 607,000 ha were treated up to mid-May. Natural vegetation was...