Limited survey operations conducted in Khartoum and River Nile States during the above-mentioned period, where 6300 ha were checked, only 210 ha were infested, by mature solitarious scattered adults at various densities. Preparations are underway to start summer campaign surveys in the coming days. For more details, please download the national desert locust update from the link: http://www.crc-empres.org/public/profile/Profile-20136183221_DL%20situation%201%20-17%20June%202013.pdf

Field survey operations were carried out in the summer breeding areas in the interior Marib, Al-Jawf, Shabwah and Hadhramout governorates during the first decade of June 2013. Mainly mature and immature, isolated and scattered solitarious adults were seen in some places of the summer breeding areas. The density of adults was up to 50 adults per ha. In general, the conditions in the summer breeding areas considered favourable for desert locus presence and survival and breeding in some locations that still have green vegetation and wet soil moisture. Since the third decade of April and at the beginning of May 2013 there was no significant rain fall in the summer breeding areas except a very little rain fell in few places between Say`un (15 58N/48 47E) and Thamud (17 17N/49 55E) on 07 June 2013. If rainfalls occurs during the coming period, adult numbers that are already present in the summer breeding areas will breed and cause locust numbers to increase slightly. For more details, please download the national bulletin from the link: http://www.crc-empres.org/public/profile/Profile-20136162393_Report%20on%20DL%20situation%20in%20Yemen-%20June%202013.pdf

Desert Locust and other Migratory Pest situations sustained to remain calm as the previous months throughout the different regions of the country.

Ground and aerial control operations continue on the northern Red Sea coast and subcoastal areas near Tabuk, Hail, Alqassim and Al Madinah Regions, where hopper bands are present and a few immature swarms have formed. No further infestations have been reported in the spring breeding areas. For more details, please download the national bulletin from the link: http://www.crc-empres.org/public/profile/Profile-201352913817_DL%20Bulletin%20May%202013.pdf

The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC), with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman, will conduct the 8th Sub-Regional training course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations in Muscat, from 8 -12 of September 2013.The Ministries of Agriculture and other concerned authorities in the Invasion countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and United Arab Emirates) are invited to nominate two trainees for each country.