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Desert Locust Bulletin, No 478, July 2018

The Desert Locust situation continued to remain calm during July. Only isolated solitarious adults were reported during July in central and eastern Algeria, southern Mauritania, Sudan and along the Indo-Pakistan border. Good rains fell during July in the summer breeding areas of the northern Sahel from Mauritania to western Eritrea and along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border causing ecological conditions to become favourable for breeding. However, current locust numbers are extremely low due to very poor breeding during the past spring and winter. It will take several months of good rains and at least two generations of breeding before locust numbers are likely to increase significantly. Nevertheless, regular surveys should be undertaken in all summer breeding areas to closely monitor the evolution of the situation. In the Central Region, there remains a possibility of breeding in southern and eastern Yemen, southern Oman, and eastern Saudi Arabia where unusually heavy rains from Cyclone Mekunu fell in May. There is a slight possibility of breeding in northern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia in areas that received heavy rains from Cyclone Sagar in May. Regular monitoring should be maintained in all areas for the next few months.

For more information, please download the Desert Locust Bulletin from the link below:
http://desertlocust-crc.org/Download.ashx?File=App_Uploads/Bulletins/Files/180807121315DL478e.pdf



DLIS - 02, Aug 2018
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