General situation during August 2026 Forecast for September 2026
The locust control campaign was successfully completed in all Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries, resulting in a calm situation for all locust species across all affected areas at the end of the reporting period. The lifecycle of the Moroccan locust (DMA) was completed in the Caucasus, while the lifecycles of the Italian locust (CIT) and Asian migratory locust (LMI) reached their final stages; the natural die off process is expected to continue during September. While control operations had already been completed in all Central Asia (CA) countries at the end of July, they were concluded in August in the Caucasus and the Russian Federation, with over 17 016 hectares (ha) treated that month.
No. 81 May 2022
13/05/2022
General Situation during April 2022, Forecast for May 2022 Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching and hopper development was in progress in all Central Asian (CA) countries and in Azerbaijan. No report on the Italian Locust (CIT) hatching was received during the reporting period. During the forecast period, DMA hatching will start in Georgia and the Russian Federation and fledging and mating will occur in the southern CA countries.
No. 80 April 2022
21/04/2022
General situation during March 2022 Forecast for April 2022 Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started in Tajikistan earlier than in other countries, at the beginning of March. DMA hatching in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan was recorded during the second and third decades of March. During the forecast period, DMA hopper development will continue in the above countries, while hatching will begin in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation, as well as in Azerbaijan and Georgia.
No. 79 March 2022
17/03/2022
General situation from November 2021 to February 2022 Forecast until late March 2022 Natural cycles of the three locust species – Italian Locust (CIT), Migratory Locust (LMI) and Moroccan Locust (DMA) ended in late summer/early autumn in all countries with eggs laid in the soil, where they overwinter (embryonic diapause). During the forecast period, DMA hatching may occur in northern Afghanistan and southern regions of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.