24 March 2025: Desert locust groups in Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
24/03/2025
Key points
- Overview: The outbreak that began in December in the Sahel spread to North Africa during February and March.
- Current situation: Groups of adults and small swarms arrived in central Algeria, western Libya and southern Tunisia.
- Control and surveys: Needed in all potential areas of the Western Region to better understand the situation and avoid further development.
- Forecast: Spring breeding in central Algeria, western Libya and southern Tunisia will generate small bands of hoppers from the beginning of April. These bands could lead to new small swarms from May until June.
