Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

Resources

Topic: CCALM – Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Management System
With the objective to support the introduction and use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) entitled “Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Management System (CCALM)”, the FAO Geographic Information System (GIS) Expert visited Turkmenistan...
Topic: Control
Twenty Locust Experts from different regions of Armenia benefitted from a training on locust monitoring and management, as well as on the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) and the Caucasus and Central...
Topic: Human Health and the Environment
A brainstorming on the development of a monitoring system of the quality and impact of locust control operations on human health and the environment was carried out in Turkmenistan during a visit of...
Topic: Locust situations
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching and hopper development was in progress in all Central Asian (CA) countries as well as in Azerbaijan and in Georgia. Critical situation in several north and north-east provinces of Afghanistan and...
Topic: Human Health and the Environment
A demonstration/trial on biopesticides use against locusts is being organized by FAO to the benefit of Central Asian countries in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, on 25-29 April 2023. This major event aims at introducing biopesticides...