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 already dry in southern Central Asian countries, and hoppers and adults were concentrating in vegetation that remained green.