The locust situation remained calm in March throughout all countries of Caucasus and Central Asia due to cool weather conditions which delayed locust hatching. Therefore, no control operations were carried out so far. Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started in late March only in southern Uzbekistan and probably in the neighboring areas of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan; it is expected to start during April in other Central Asian countries and maybe in southern Russian Federation. In Caucasus, DMA hatching will also take place from mid-April in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Italian Locust (CIT) hatching should not start before the end of the forecast period.