General situation during May 2026
Moroccan locust (DMA) hopper development was almost completed in Central Asia (CA); mass fledging and mating started, as well as egg-laying in the southern areas. DMA hatching was observed, followed by hopper development, in Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation. DMA situation in May was classified as a threat by all CA countries and as calm in Caucasus and the Russian Federation. Italian locust (CIT) hatching continued in Kazakhstan and started in other affected Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries, followed by hopper development. The situation was classified as a threat in the Central Asian countries where it is present, and a calm in Caucasus and in the Russian Federation. Migratory locust (LMI) hatching started in Kazakhstan and in the Russian Federation.
No. 35 April 2015
15/05/2015
General Situation during April 2015 Forecast until mid-June 2015 Cooler than usual and rainy weather conditions in all Caucasian and Central Asian countries delayed hatching and subsequent hopper development. Therefore Moroccan Locust (DMA) started from late March in Tajikistan -and probably in neighboring areas of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan- and in April in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan –and probably in Kyrgyzstan. More than 64 000 ha were treated in April in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
No. 34 March 2015
15/04/2015
General Situation during March 2015 Forecast until mid-May 2015 The locust situation remained calm in March throughout all countries of Caucasus and Central Asia due to cool weather conditions which delayed locust hatching. Therefore, no control operations were carried out so far. Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started in late March only in southern Uzbekistan and probably in the neighboring areas of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
No. 32 August 2014
16/09/2014
General Situation during August 2014 Forecast until mid-October 2014 In August, the locust infestations declined in all countries as a result of the intense and large-scale control operations previously carried out mainly until the end of July and of the progressive disappearance of the remaining locust populations. Nevertheless, the situation was still worrying in Georgia and Russia, where a total of almost 46 000 hectares (ha) were treated.