Natural cycles of the three main locust species in the Caucasus and Central Asian (CCA) region – Moroccan Locust (DMA), Italian Locust (CIT) and Asian Migratory Locust (LMI) – ended in late summer/early autumn. The locust eggs laid in the soil will remain in embryonic diapause until hatching in the spring.  During the forecast period, hatching of DMA may occur in the southern parts of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). No hatching of any species is expected in other parts of CCA.