General situation during June 2026
Moroccan Locust (DMA) lifecycle completed in the southern parts of Central Asia (CA); fledging, mating and egg-laying continued in other parts, as well as in the Caucasus and the Russian Federation. Italian Locust (CIT) fledging started in southern CA while hatching and hopper development continued in other parts of CA, Caucasus and the Russian Federation. Migratory Locust (LMI) hatching and hopper development continued in Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. In July, DMA lifecycle will come to an end everywhere, and CIT natural die off will start in CA. In Caucasus, the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, CIT will start fledging and mating. LMI hopper development will continue in the northern and western regions of Kazakhstan and in the Russian Federation.
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. 78 August 2021
17/09/2021
General Situation during August 2021 Forecast for September 2021 Italian (CIT) and Asian Migratory (LMI) Locusts finished mating and egg-laying in most countries and started to die-off. The situation in August became calm for all species in most countries. A cautious situation with CIT still remains in Georgia. During the forecast period, CIT and LMI natural life cycles will come to an end. Control operations in August covered an area of 24 633 hectares (ha) in CCA.
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.