Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

N. 63 June 2019

Published: 16/07/2019

Hot and dry weather accelerated Moroccan Locust (DMA) development and late-instar hoppers and adults prevailed in its populations. In the southern areas of Central Asia (CA) its life cycle came to an end while swarm flights, mating and egg-laying continued elsewhere. During the forecast period, DMA egg-laying will subside and adults will die off everywhere. Italian Locust (CIT) and Migratory Locust (LMI) hopper development was in progress in all countries except Afghanistan and fledging occurred at the end of the month. For both CIT and LMI, mating and egg-laying will take place during forecast period. In total, about one million ha were treated in CCA countries in June and about 1.6 million ha since the beginning of the 2019 campaign. This is less than a half of the area treated in the same period in 2018. The largest declines in infested and treated areas took place in Kazakhstan and Russia.