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ETOP UPDATE II-2016 OFDA-AELGA ISSUED MARCH 5, 2016 Emergency Transboundary ACTIONS BEING TAKEN Outbreak Pest (ETOP) Situation Update for February, 2016 with a Mauritania continued survey and Forecast till mid-April control operations treated 1, 214 ha Un résumé en français est inclus in Tiris Zemmour in the northern part of the country during February (5,259 SUMMARY ha treated since the beginning of the current on November 2, 2015). The Desert Locust (SGR1) situation Morocco continued survey in Dakhla continued developing in February in Region - Oued Ed-Dahab, Laayoune- winter breeding areas in northwest Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Africa. Morocco and Mauritania Noun as well as Figuig province south controlled 2,255 ha during this month. of the country and treated 1,041 ha Solitary adults were also reported in during February (3,663 ha have been northern Mali and western Algeria rd treated since December 23 ). Two and a few adults and late instar fixed-wing Turbo Thrush spray aircraft hoppers were reported in Temesna, are on stand-by in the Dakhla-Oued Niger. No locusts were reported in Ed-Dahab Region. Chad, Senegal, Libya or Tunisia during this period. FAO and Morocco/CNLAA provided training to Afghanistan and Some scattered solitary adults were Kyrgyzstan staff to improve locust detected in a few places in winter management in CAC and strengthen breeding areas in the central outbreak collaborations among ETOP countries. region in Sudan, Yemen, Saudi The training was carried out from 31 Arabia and northwest Somalia. No January to 17 February and at CNLAA locusts were reported in Djibouti, HQ in Inzegane in Draa Region. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, or in the eastern outbreak region in Iran, Mali’s National Locust Control Center Pakistan or India during February. launched locust unit to conduct survey and remain on the look-out should the Forecast: Small-scale breeding is security situation allow access to the likely and slightly increase SGR northern regions. numbers in the western outbreak region during the forecast period. Survey covered more than 27,000 ha Locusts may appear and breed in the in winter breeding areas in Sudan. central outbreak region if rain falls. A Earlier, PPD/Sudan joined forces with few adults may appear in southeast its Eritrean counterpart and Iran and southwest Pakistan during conducted surveys across their the forecast period. borders in the Red Sea region. DLCO-EA continued monitoring the 1 Definitions of all acronyms can be found at the end of SGR situation in Somalia and other the report. :/SITREPS.2016/ETOP SITREP update for February, 2016 OFDA/AELGA YTB Page 1 ETOP UPDATE II-2016 OFDA-AELGA ISSUED MARCH 5, 2016 member-countries in collaboration The beetles are severely affecting pine with national counterparts. and other trees in the USA, Canada and Mexico where millions of trees In Yemen, the security situation and are dying. In North America (the lack of resources continue being Rocky Mountains) the outbreaks are impediments to survey and attributed to warmer than normal monitoring of primary breeding and winter temperatures over the past outbreak areas (particularly north of decade which created favorable Tihama, the Gulf of Aden Region, the ecological conditions for the beetles to Southern coastal areas and the persist. This is compounded by the interior) where the locust situation lower than normal precipitation that remains unclear. weakens the trees (NPS). USAID/OFDA/PSPM closely Red (Nomadic) Locust (NSE): No monitors ETOPs through a regular NSE updates were received from the dialogue with national PPDs/DPVs, outbreak countries in February, but it Migratory Pest Units and regional and is likely that different instar hoppers international organizations, including are present in Ikuu-Katavi and North FAO, CLCPRO, CRC, DLCO-EA, IRLCO- Rukwa (IRLCO-CSA). CSA. It provides timely updates and advices to HQ, field staff, partners Madagascar Migratory Locust and others as often as necessary. (LMC): The final phase of the three- year campaign that began in August, OTHER ETOPS 2015 is in progress. As of February 10, 2016, it has reported treated/ Pine Bark Beetle Outbreaks controlled 199,947 ha. It has also contributed to the significant Honduras is suffering from large- reduction in locust numbers as well as scale outbreaks of the pine bark the areas infested. As a result, survey beetle (PBB) which is destroying pine and control are limited to the and other trees. GoH has declared a southwest outbreak area. With the national disaster and deployed armed below normal rainfall reported, locusts forces to tackle the problem. The will likely regroup in patches of green country is appealing to the vegetation and breed during the international community for forecast period. assistance to abate the outbreak. Italian (CIT), Moroccan (DMA), The pest is also reported affecting Asian Migratory (LMI) Locusts, several other countries in Central and Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC): South American, including Belize, CAC will remain calm until spring. Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and impacting forest African Armyworm (AAW): AAW ecology and agroforestry. outbreaks were reported in Tanzania, :/SITREPS.2016/ETOP SITREP update for February, 2016 OFDA/AELGA YTB Page 2 ETOP UPDATE II-2016 OFDA-AELGA ISSUED MARCH 5, 2016 Malawi and Mozambique in dans la région de l'épidémie centrale February. au Soudan, au Yémen, en Arabie Saoudite et au nord-ouest de la Quelea quelea (QQU): QQU bird Somalie. Aucun criquet n'a été outbreaks were not reported during signalé à Djibouti, Erythrée, February. Ethiopie, Oman, ou dans la région de l'Est épidémie en Iran, au Tree locust (Anacridium sp.): A Pakistan ou de l'Inde au cours de tree locust outbreak that was reported Février. in Turkana County in Kenya in January persisted through February. Prévisions: Une reproduction à petite échelle est probablement légèrement Increased awareness among national augmenter le nombre SGR dans la authorities and the support from région de l'Ouest épidémie au cours USAID/OFDA, FAO and other de la période de prévision. Criquets humanitarian/development partners peuvent apparaître et se reproduire have helped frontline and primary dans la région de l'épidémie centrale invasion countries in Northern Africa si la pluie tombe. Quelques adultes and Sahel West Africa, i.e., Algeria, peuvent apparaître dans le sud-ouest Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, du Pakistan et l'Iran au cours de la Morocco, Niger, Senegal and Tunisia période de prévision. to establish autonomous unit at the national level for the prevention and ACTIONS PRISES control of SGR. End summary La Mauritanie a poursuivi ses RÉSUMÉ opérations de prospection et de lutte traités 1, 214 ha dans le Tiris Le (SGR) situation relative au Criquet Zemmour dans la partie nord du pays pèlerin a continué de développer en au cours de Février (5259 ha traités Février dans les zones de reproduction depuis le début du courant le 2 hivernale du nord-ouest Afrique. Le Novembre, 2015). Maroc et la Mauritanie contrôlées 2.255 ha au cours de ce mois. Les Maroc a poursuivi l'enquête dans la ailés solitaires ont également été région de Dakhla - Oued Ed-Dahab, signalés dans le nord du Mali et de Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra et l'Algérie occidentale et quelques Guelmim-Oued Noun, ainsi que la adultes et larves de dernier stade ont province de Figuig au sud du pays et été signalés en Temesna, Niger. traité 1.041 ha au cours de Février Aucun criquet n'a été signalé au (3663 ha ont été traités depuis le 23 Tchad, le Sénégal, la Libye ou la Décembre). Deux avions de Tunisie au cours de cette période. pulvérisation Turbo Thrush à voilure Quelques ailés solitaires épars ont été fixe sont en stand-by dans le Ed- détectés dans quelques endroits dans Dahab Région Dakhla-Oued. les zones de reproduction hivernale :/SITREPS.2016/ETOP SITREP update for February, 2016 OFDA/AELGA YTB Page 3 ETOP UPDATE II-2016 OFDA-AELGA ISSUED MARCH 5, 2016 FAO et le Maroc / CNLAA ont fourni organisations régionales et une formation à l'Afghanistan et le internationales, dont la FAO, la personnel du Kirghizistan pour CLCPRO, CRC, DLCO-EA, IRLCO- améliorer la gestion acridienne en CSA. Il fournit des mises à jour en CAC et de renforcer la collaboration temps opportun et de conseils à l'AC, entre les pays ETOP. La formation a le personnel de terrain, les été réalisée du 31 Janvier au 17 partenaires et les autres aussi Février et au siège de l'CNLAA dans souvent que nécessaire. Draa Region. AUTRES ETOPS Centre de lutte antiacridienne nationale du Mali a lancé l'unité Pine Bark Beetle Éclosions antiacridienne pour mener l'enquête et de rester à l'affût des cas où la Honduras souffre d'épidémies à situation de sécurité permettent grande échelle du dendroctone l'accès aux régions du Nord. d'écorce de pin (PBB), qui est en train de détruire le pin et d'autres arbres. Enquête couvrait plus de 27.000 ha GoH a déclaré une catastrophe dans les zones de reproduction nationale et déployé des forces hivernale au Soudan. Plus tôt, PPD / armées pour lutter contre le Soudan ont uni leurs forces avec son problème. Le pays a fait appel à la homologue érythréen et a mené des communauté internationale pour une enquêtes à travers leurs frontières aide à diminuer l'épidémie. dans la région de la mer Rouge. Le ravageur est également signalé DLCO-EA a continué de surveiller la affectant plusieurs autres pays situation SGR en Somalie et d'autres d'centrale et Amérique du Sud, y pays membres, en collaboration avec compris le Belize, le Brésil, El leurs homologues nationaux. Salvador, le Guatemala, le Nicaragua et un impact sur l'écologie Au Yémen, la situation de sécurité et des forêts et de l'agroforesterie.