Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

N.31: July 2014

Published: 15/08/2014

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 one million hectares (ha) in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) in July, an almost fivefold decrease as compared to the previous month. The control campaign ended in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Treatments will continue in some northern Central Asian countries as well as in Georgia at least at the beginning of the forecast period.