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General situation during March 2025 Forecast for April 2025

 Moroccan locust (DMA) hatching began in southern Central Asia (CA), during the second decade of March in Tajikistan and the third decade in Uzbekistan and then Afghanistan. No hatching of DMA or other species was reported elsewhere. During the forecast period, in the above mentioned countries, DMA mass hatching will be completed and hopper development will continue. Its hatching will start in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, the Russian Federation, as well as in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Italian locust (CIT) hatching may start in the southern CA countries at the end of the forecast period. Asian migratory locust (LMI) hatching is not expected in April. In March, 3321  hectares (ha) were treated against DMA in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which is two and half times lower compared to the same period of 2024 (8616 ha).