Regional monthly bulletins on locusts
General situation during May 2018 Forecast until mid-July 2018
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hopper development was in progress in Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation while it was coming to an end in Azerbaijan and Georgia as well as in southern Central Asian (CA) countries where fledging ‑ and even mating ‑ had already started. Cross-border movements of adult groups were...
General situation during April 2018 Forecast until mid-June 2018
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hopper development was in progress in all Central Asian (CA) countries except the Russian Federation as well as in Georgia and probably in Azerbaijan. Because of the earlier appearance of the pest, DMA situation is considered as critical in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. During the forecast period,...
General Situation during March 2018 and Forecast until mid-April 2018
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started much earlier than last year in southern Central Asian countries, namely Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (and probably Turkmenistan), as a result of a cool winter and an early spring warming, both seasons being sometimes also dry. For this reason, DMA situation is already considered as...
General Situation during August 2017 and Forecast until mid-October 2017
Warm temperatures prevailed everywhere although the weather was variable and rains fell locally in Central Asia; conditions were globally suitable for locust breeding. Moroccan Locust (DMA) breeding continued in Kazakhstan and Russia while its life cycle was completed in Azerbaijan (and already last month in the other countries). Italian Locust...
General Situation during July 2017 and Forecast until mid-September 2017
Hot and dry weather conditions prevailed throughout the region. Moroccan Locust (DMA) life cycle came to an end in southern Central Asian (CA) countries and probably also in Azerbaijan while breeding was in progress in Kazakhstan and Russia. Italian Locust (CIT) fledging started in Russia and occurred in Armenia while...