Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Locust Watch November 4: "The current situation remains serious and threatening along the Indo-Pakistan border..."

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From the U.N.'s Food and Agricultural Organization's Locust Watch:

 Serious situation continues in eastern and central regions
The current situation remains serious and threatening along the Indo-Pakistan border and in the Horn of Africa.

An increasing number of swarms formed during October in India and Pakistan where intensive control operations continued for a sixth consecutive month. It appears that some swarms have started to move west towards southwest Pakistan and southeast Iran where recent rains should allow them to survive until the spring. A few swarms may also reach northeast Oman on winds associated with Cyclone Kyarr in the first days of November.

Ground and aerial operations were in progress in northeast Ethiopia where swarms formed. A few groups moved north towards Eritrea while some swarms moved southeast to northern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia where they laid eggs that began hatching at the end of the month. There remains a moderate risk that a few swarms could reach northeast Kenya....
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Like the India - Pakistan border needs any more stress.

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