Highly suitable climatic and ecological conditions for Desert Locust to thrive in crop areas of western Kenya, northern and central Uganda, Somalia, southern South Sudan, coastal Eritrea, northern Tanzania, central and southern Ethiopia.
Wind speed and direction favour locust movement from East to West- infested to non-infested areas.
The hoppers hatching in the semi-arid zones have affected grazing areas due to their high vegetation consumption rate.
Crop areas in central Kenya have seen swarms attack perennial crops like coffee farms. In Uganda and Sudan, the swarms have mostly impacted grazing/rangelands and sorghum crops.
