In mid and late June, they decreased in the south but progressed northwards and to the south-east.
Plantings are underway.
Grain eating birds are concentrating in several arrondissements of Diffa department. Insect attacks are reported on maize in Agadez region. Grasshoppers are also present in several areas. Low numbers of solitary Desert Locust adults may be present in some parts of the Tamesna in the north. Numbers may increase slightly if adults appear from the east.