Desert Locust Overview
- 28 December: Locusts in Guinea Bissau
- 13 December: Locusts in Gambia
- 2 December: Locusts in Canary Islands and Portugal
- 30 November: Locusts in the Canary Islands
- 25 November: Swarms move west in the Sahel
- 22 November: Swarms reach Israel and the northern Red Sea
- 18 November: Swarm in Cairo; control in NW Africa
- 15 November: Intensive control operations continue in NW Africa
- 8 November: Control continues against swarms in NW Africa
- 3 November: Swarms reach Crete, Cyprus and Lebanon
- 22 October: Sahel improves as more swarms move to NW Africa
- 15 October: Swarms near the Atlas Mountains
- 11 October: More swarms invade Cape Verde
- 5 October: Swarms invade Libya
- 1 October: More swarms form in West Africa
- 28 September: Swarms start moving into northwest Mauritania
- 23 September: More swarms form in West Africa and start to move
- 17 September: More swarms form in the Sahel
- 3 September: New swarms starting to form in Mauritania
- 25 August: Large-scale breeding in West Africa; new swarms about to form
- 5 August: More swarms invade the Sahel & first hopper bands form
- 26 July: More swarms invade the Sahel from Northwest Africa
- 21 July: Swarms continue to invade the Sahel from Northwest Africa
- 9 July: More swarms invade Mauritania and arrive in Cape Verde Islands
- 5 July: More swarms form in NW Africa and invade the Sahel
- 25 June: Locust swarms start arriving in West Africa
- 14 June: Locusts forming groups in NW Africa and swarms in Mauritania
- 2 June: Swarms expected to form in NW Africa and move to Sahel
- 21 May: Situation deteriorates into an upsurge in Northwest Africa
- 30 April: Extremely serious situation continues in Northwest Africa
- 21 April: Hatching and band formation in NorthWest Africa
- 2 April: More swarms in Morocco and Algeria; hatching starts
- 16 March: Intensive control operations in Morocco
- 4 March: Spring breeding starts and situation heads toward an upsurge
- 21 February: Situation is critical in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia
- 5 February: Situation continues to deteriorate in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia
- 23 January: Situation remains critical in West Africa and Saudi Arabia
- 8 January: Situation deteriorates in West Africa and Saudi Arabia
A service provided by the Migratory Pests Group to monitor the world-wide locust situation and keep affected countries and donors informed of expected developments
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
