Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

N. 77 July 2021

Published: 18/08/2021

Moroccan Locust (DMA) natural cycle completed in all Caucasus and Central Asian (CCA) countries, while mating and egg-laying continued in Russian Federation. Italian (CIT) and Asian Migratory Locust (LMI) started mating and egg-laying in most countries. A dangerous situation with CIT still remains in Georgia while in other countries the situation was classified as caution or calm. During the forecast period, CIT breeding will continue in Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russian Federation. LMI mating and egg-laying will continue in Kazakhstan and Russian Federation. In total, control operations in July covered more than 250 000 ha in CCA, reaching for about 1.9  million ha since the beginning of the 2021 campaign, which is about the same as in 2020. Summer surveys continued in most CCA countries, except Afghanistan, where security situation did not allow conducting activities.