Situation bulletins
Situation bulletins are short, timely updates on the current status of agricultural conditions, pest threats, or crop progress, often including weather summaries, risk alerts, and recommended actions for immediate field management. It differs from general agriculture bulletins by focusing on the evolving "here and now" rather than general advice.
For the most accurate information and the current status of locust outbreaks around the world we recommend you subscribe to the following bulletins:
Africa
Monthly situation summaries and forecasts for the desert locust (Schistoserca gregaria) in Arabic English French.
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Argentina
Emergency Maps
Regional alert system
Asia (Central Asia and the Caucuses)
Excerpt from FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia website. "Locusts and grasshoppers are serious threats for agriculture in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA). Three locust pests, the Italian (CIT), the Moroccan (DMA) and the Migratory (LMI) locusts, jeopardize food security and livelihoods in both regions as well as in adjacent areas of northern Afghanistan and southern Russian Federation. Over 25 million hectares of cultivated areas are potentially at risk."
Asia (Western and Southern)
Monthly situation summaries and forecasts for the desert locust (Schistoseca gregaria) in Arabic English French.
Australia
Summary from the website: "The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) produces a monthly Locust Bulletin during the seasons of locust activity (spring, summer and autumn). The Bulletin gives regional summaries of the locust situation and weather events of potential significance for locust development. It also provides a forecast of likely developments for the next three months (or from autumn to spring) for the Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera, spur-throated locust Austracris guttulosa, and the migratory locust Locusta migratoria".
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Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera, spur-throated locust Austracris guttulosa, and the migratory locust Locusta migratoria
India
Contact information for India's Locust Warning Organization.
Transboundary updates
Follow monthly reports on transboundary outbreak pest species. Bulletins usually include updates on the follow species:
Desert Locust (Schistoserca gregaria), Red (Nomadic) Locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), African Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria migratorioides), Malagasy locust (Locust migratoria capito), Tree Locusts (Anacridium spp.), Central American Locust, (Schistocerca piceiferons), South American Locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Italian, Moroccan, and Asian Migratory Locusts (LMI), Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), African Armyworm (Spodoptera exempta), Quelea spp.
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All situation bulletins
| English short title | Year published | Category | Author | Species purview | Geographic purview | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Plague Locust Commission current locust situation | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | Australian Plague Locust Commission | Australia | English | ||
| Australian Plague Locust Commission locust bulletin | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | Australian Plague Locust Commission | Australia | English | ||
| FAO Desert Locust Bulletin | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English, Arabic, French | ||
| FAO Desert Locust Bulletin Archives | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English, Arabic, French | ||
| FAO Locust Watch bulletin for locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Afghanistan, Georgia (country), Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan | English | ||
| India Locust Warning Bulletin | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | Indian Council of Agricultural Research | India | English | ||
| SENASA locust bulletin | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | The National Food Safety and Quality Service | Argentina | Spanish | ||
| USAID Transboundary Outbreak Pest ETOP bulletins | Situation bulletin, Technical reports | United States Agency for International Development | Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean | English |