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Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia
Moroccan Locust (DMA), Tajikistan 2008 ©FAO/A. Monard

General situation during August 2024, Forecast for September 2024 

The locust control campaign was completed in all countries by the end of the month. The locust situation was considered as calm in August, except in some areas of the Russian Federation where it was classified as caution due to flying adults of Italian (CIT) and Asian Migratory Locusts (LMI). Last treatments of 2024 were carried out on 35 554 ha in a few Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries.

In total, control operations covered 4 263 652 hectares (ha) in 2024 in CCA. The overall treated area increased by about 60% compared to the previous year (4.3 million ha against 2.7 million ha), mainly due to an increase of infestations in the following three countries: Kazakhstan (93%), Kyrgyzstan (80%) and the Russian Federation (42%). Infested and treated areas generally decreased in the Caucasus region while they were close to 2023 for the other CCA countries. During the forecast period, CIT and LMI natural life cycles will come to an end and most of the countries will start or continue autumn surveys for locust egg-pods. 

Regional monthly bulletins on locusts

General Situation during July 2022 Forecast for August 2022
Moroccan Locust (DMA) natural cycle completed in all Caucasus and Central Asian (CCA) countries, except in the Russian Federation where mating and egg-laying continued. Italian Locust (CIT) and Asian Migratory Locust (LMI) started mating and egg-laying in most countries. The situation was still classified as dangerous for CIT in Georgia...
General Situation during June 2022 Forecast for July 2022
Moroccan Locust (DMA) lifecycle came to an end in southern parts of Central Asia (CA), while fledging, mating and egg-laying continued in Caucasus and other parts of CA. Italian Locust (CIT) fledging...
General Situation during May 2022 Forecast for June 2022
Moroccan Locust (DMA) fledging, mating and egglaying started in southern parts of Central Asia. DMA hopper development continued in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russian Federation. Italian Locust (CIT) hatching and hopper development continued in Georgia and in Central Asian (CA) countries. Migratory Locust (LMI) hatching started in Kazakhstan,...
General Situation during April 2022, Forecast for May 2022
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching and hopper development was in progress in all Central Asian (CA) countries and in Azerbaijan. No report on the Italian Locust (CIT) hatching was received during the reporting...
General situation during March 2022 Forecast for April 2022
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started in Tajikistan earlier than in other countries, at the beginning of March. DMA hatching in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan was recorded during the second and third decades of March. During the forecast period, DMA hopper development will continue in the above countries, while hatching will begin...