22 January 2024: second-generation breeding started
KEY POINTS
• Overview: the four Desert Locust outbreaks that began in November continue to persist in Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.
• Current situation: the second generation of the winter breeding started this past week on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden coasts in southeast Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, northwest Somalia, and probably Yemen.
• Control: operations continue during the first generation where there are mainly immature and mature adults, groups, and small swarms as well as some late instar hoppers, groups, and bands.
• January–March: the second generation will continue during February and March when more rain is likely in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden coasts and the interior of the Horn of Africa.
Link: https://www.fao.org/3/cc9440en/cc9440en.pdf
