Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

N.4: June 2010

Published: 01/06/2010

DMA immature and mature adults were present in all CCA countries that were already infested, and DMA life cycle completed in southern Central Asia. CIT hatching started in Kyrgyzstan, hopper development continued in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and fledging started in some places. LMI hopper development continued in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. So far during the 2010 locust campaign, more than 2.8 million hectares have been treated of which about 70% in Kazakhstan (mainly CIT) and 16% in Uzbekistan (mainly DMA).