N.12: July 2011
Published: 01/07/2011
During July, breeding of the Moroccan Locust (DMA) was in progress in all Caucasian and Central Asian (CCA) -except in Armenia where DMA is not a pest- and the species started disappearing upon completion of its life cycle. Italian (CIT) and Migratory (LMI) locusts fledged and breeding started in most countries. DMA, CIT and LMI adult groups and flights were reported in the Russian Federation while CIT swarms formed in Kazakhstan. Egg-laying should be carefully monitored in areas where adult flights were reported in order to identify high density egg-beds. So far, almost 4 million ha have been treated in CCA against the three species.