Desert Locust Bulletin 523 (2 May 2022) [EN/AR]
key points
• Current situation: calm in all regions
• April: poor rainfall, dry vegetation, and few locusts
• May–June: no further spring breeding is expected
• July–September: above-normal rains likely in summer breeding areas for small-scale breeding
• October: potential locust increase in African Sahel, Yemen, Indo-Pakistan border