The situation related to the Moroccan Locust (DMA) deteriorated during April in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with a significant increase of treated areas. A critical unprecedented situation arose in Georgia, where DMA infestations were detected along the border with Azerbaijan. In Kazakhstan, hopper control campaign started against DMA and Italian Locust (CIT). Despite extraordinary rainfall in Caucasus during April, weather and ecological conditions started to become suitable for hatching and hopper development of the three main locust pests in the whole CCA region.

During the forecast period, DMA will fledge, CIT continue its hopper development and

Asian Migratory Locust (LMI) will hatch.