Locust
Desert Locust situation update 3 February 2010
Legend: 
adults groups 
swarms 
hoppers 
bands
Calm situation continues in all countries
The Desert Locust situation continues to remain calm in all countries between West Africa and southwest Asia.
Very little breeding has occurred this winter along both sides of the Red Sea and, consequently, locust numbers remain low. On the other hand, limited breeding occurred in northwest Mauritania and in the Air Mountains of Niger but, again, locust numbers remain low and insignificant.
Currently, only scattered adults are present in a few places on the Red Sea coast in Sudan and Yemen, in the Air Mountains of Niger, in the extreme south of Algeria near the Niger border, in northwest and northern Mauritania, and in northeast Morocco.
No significant developments are expected in the coming weeks.
Source: FAO Desert Locust Information Service Copyright: © FAO, 2004