Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

Resources

Topic: Locust situations
Moroccan Locust (DMA) hatching started in Tajikistan earlier than in other countries, in the beginning of March....
Topic: Regional cooperation
The first cross-border survey of the 2023 locust campaign in Central Asia was held between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in early April, involving six staff of the State Entity "Locust Control Expedition", Tajikistan, and...
Topic: Control
As the locust campaign is about to start, most Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries are organizing national sessions on locust management, with particular attention to locust monitoring and control, pesticide risk reduction...
Topic: Control
An exposure visit/internship is currently ongoing for two experts from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the Moroccan national anti-locust center (Central National de Lutte Antiacridienne - CNLAA).  Organized from 26 February to 12 March...
Topic: Control
FAO officially handed over essential equipment for locust survey and control operations to the State Entity "Locust Control Expedition" (SE-LCE) of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan (MoA), on 1 March 2023. Such...