Due to lower than usual temperatures, locust hatching in Caucasus and Central Asia is delayed and expected at later dates than usual. Only in Afghanistan the hatching of Moroccan Locust (DMA) has already started in late March, immediately followed by the first hopper treatments. In Tajikistan, DMA hatching is expected in early April while in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and probably Turkmenistan, it is expected in mid- to late April. In Caucasus, locust hatching will take place in April in Azerbaijan and Georgia (DMA) and in May in Armenia (Italian Locust, CIT).