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. 85 September 2022
19/09/2022
General Situation during August 2022 Forecast for September 2022 The situation was still classified as cautious for Moroccan (DMA), Italian (CIT) and Asian Migratory Locusts (LMI) in the Russian Federation and for CIT in Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, since the risk of invading agricultural fields by adult locusts was still present. It was calm for other species and for other countries. Control operations in August covered an area of 44 373 hectares (ha) in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA).
No. 7 September 2010
01/09/2010
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 locust populations were still present DMA egg-laying ended in Azerbaijan, CIT populations were laying eggs in Armenia.
Monthly summaries: 2017 Locust Campaign
01/01/2017
This document gathers all monthly summaries on the locust and anti-locust situations produced during the locust campaign (extract of the monthly bulletins).