Locust Watch for the Next Week (27th Oct - 02nd Nov, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 61 mm rainfall in August and 10.5 mm rainfall in September occurred in lower Sindh | Not favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 21-40 °C | Not Favorable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 26-31 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 03-08 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (20th - 26th October, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 61 mm rainfall in August and 10.5 mm rainfall in September occurred in lower Sindh | Not favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 22-42 °C | Not Favorable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 28-35 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 02-10 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (13th - 19th October, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 61 mm rainfall in August and 10.5 mm rainfall in September occurred in lower Sindh | Not favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 22-42 °C | Not Favorable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 27-36 °C | Favorable for eggs development |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 00-08 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (6th - 12th October, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 61 mm rainfall in August and 10.5 mm rainfall in September occurred in lower Sindh | Not favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 22-37 °C | Generally Favorable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 30-36 °C | Favorable for eggs development |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 03-08 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (29th Sep - 05th Oct, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Average rainfall of September is for the period 1-29th September, 2017 | |||
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 61 mm rainfall in August and *10.5 mm rainfall in September occurred in lower Sindh | Not favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 23-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 29-37 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 03-10 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (22-28th September, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 94 mm rainfall in July and 61 mm rainfall in August occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 24-38 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 29-37 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 02-06 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (15-21st September, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 94 mm rainfall in July and 61 mm rainfall in August occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 25-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 29-37 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 04-12 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (8-14th September, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 94 mm rainfall in July and 61 mm rainfall in August occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 23-34 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 27-34 °C | Favorable; eggs may develop |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 04-12 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Watch for the Next Week (1-7th September, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 35 mm in June and 94 mm in July, occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 26-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 30-37 °C | Generally, favorable for egg development |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 03-11 Knots | Favorable for both Adults and Swarm to take off |
Locust Prediction for the Next Week (25-31st August, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
Current Situation: (Calm) no threat to crops, maintain regular surveys and monitoring.
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 35 mm in June and 94 mm in July, occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 26-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 30-38 °C | To some extent, favorable for egg development |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 03-10 Knots | Favorable for Adults as well as Swarm to take off |
Locust Prediction for the Next Week (18-24th August, 2017) Based on Current Weather Data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 35 mm in June and 94 mm in July, occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 24-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 29-37 °C | Generally, favorable for egg development |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 04-18 Knots | Not so much favorable for Adults to take off. But favorable for Swarm to take off |
Locust Prediction for the next week (11-17th August, 2017) based on current weather data
| Parameters | Desired | Actual | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | >25 mm each in last two months | On average 35 mm in June and 94 mm in July, occurred in lower Sindh | Favaourable for laying Eggs |
| Air Temperature | 20-35 °C | 25-36 °C | Favaourable for Egg and Hopper development |
| Soil Temperature (Shallow Depths) | < 35 °C | 35-38 °C | Unfavorable; Eggs may die |
| Wind Speed | < 13.6 Knots for Adults and < 19.4 Knots for Swarm to take off | 14-16 Knots | Not favorable for Adults to take off. But favorable for Swarm to take off |