Regional monthly bulletins on locusts
General Situation during April 2011, Forecast until mid-June 2011
The locust situation started deteriorating from early April in southern Central Asian countries while it remained calm in Caucasian ones. In Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and probably Turkmenistan, Moroccan Locust (DMA) hopper development was in progress and more than 607,000 ha were treated up to mid-May. Natural vegetation was...
General Situation during March 2011, Forecast until mid-November 2011
The locust situation was calm in March in almost all CCA countries where weather conditions were not yet suitable for hatching. In Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and probably Turkmenistan, Moroccan Locust (DMA) hoppers appeared from mid-March onwards. No control operations were carried out during the month. Natural vegetation is growing...
General Situation during September 2010, Forecast until mid-November 2010
The locust situation was calm in September in all CCA countries for the second consecutive month due to the completion of the life cycles of the three main locust pests. No control operations were carried out, except in Armenia in early September. In the countries where...
General Situation during August 2010 Forecast until mid-October 2010
The situation continued to be calm in August in all CCA countries with life cycles of the three main locust pests almost completed. Areas treated in August amounted less than 6,000 ha, which represents one tenth of the area treated in July. For the first time...
General Situation during July 2010 Forecast until mid-September 2010
The situation was becoming calm in all CCA countries with locust life cycles about to be completed. Areas treated in July were less than 4% of those treated in June, i.e. a bit more than 50,000 hectares against DMA (185,000 ha in June) and less than...