Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia

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. 

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.

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).

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