Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

N. 78 August 2021

Published: 17/09/2021

Italian (CIT) and Asian Migratory (LMI) Locusts finished mating and egg-laying in most countries and started to die-off. The situation in August became calm for all species in most countries. A cautious situation with CIT still remains in Georgia. During the forecast period, CIT and LMI natural life cycles will come to an end. Control operations in August covered an area of 24 633 hectares (ha) in CCA, reaching about 1.93  million  ha since the beginning of the 2021 campaign, which is similar to 2020.