Regional monthly bulletins on locusts
General Situation during September 2014 Forecast until spring 2015
In September, the locust situation was calm in all Caucasian and Central Asian (CCA) countries as adults were progressively disappearing. Italian Locust (CIT) mating and egg-laying were still observed in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. No control operations were carried out and no further locust development is...
General Situation during August 2014 Forecast until mid-October 2014
In August, the locust infestations declined in all countries as a result of the intense and large-scale control operations previously carried out mainly until the end of July and of the progressive disappearance of the remaining locust populations. Nevertheless, the situation was still worrying in Georgia and...
General Situation during July 2014 Forecast until mid-September 2014
In July, the situation related to the Italian (CIT) and the Asian Migratory (LMI) locusts was still worrying particularly in Georgia, Kazakhstan and Russia. These two locust pests were generally at the adult stage and breeding; gregarious populations were reported in Kazakhstan. Overall, control operations were carried out on almost...
General Situation during June 2014 Forecast until mid-August 2014
In June, the locust situation deteriorated further in Caucasus as well as in northern Central Asian countries. While the life cycle of Moroccan Locust (DMA) that survived previous control operations was coming to an end in most countries, successive and important waves of Italian Locust (CIT) hatching occurred. Asian Migratory...
General Situation during May 2014 Forecast until mid-July 2014
In May, the Moroccan Locust (DMA) fledged in four out of the five countries in which it was already present in April, namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and hoppers appeared in three more countries, Georgia, Russia and Tajikistan. In addition, hatching of the Italian Locust (CIT) started in Georgia,...