Origins of
            <i>Vespa velutina</i>
            hornets that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK

Takahashi, Junichi; Okuyama, Hisashi; Kiyoshi, Takuya; Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi; Martin, Stephen J.

doi:10.1080/24701394.2018.1538366

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“…The species can cause serious damage and imbalances to biodiversity and ecosystems in areas where it has been introduced. This is aided by V. v. nigrithorax's high reproductive rate, high dispersal ability, broad diet, wide habitat preference, superior competitive ability, and most importantly, multiple mating of its queens [13,50,51].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The species established itself in non-native countries such as South Korea in 2003 [9] in the southern port town of Busan and Japan, on Tsushima Island in 2012 [10,11], in Kitakyushu City on Kyushu Island in 2015 [12] and on Iki Island in 2017 [13]. Arrived in France probably in 2004 along with garden pots imported from China [14,15], the species spread to neighboring countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vespa velutina: An Alien Driver of Honey Bee Colony Losses

et al. 2019

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Vespa velutina, or Asian yellow-legged hornet, was accidentally introduced from China to other parts of the world: South Korea in 2003, Europe in 2004, and Japan in 2012. V. velutina represents a serious threat to native pollinators. It is known to be a fierce predator of honey bees, but can also hunt wild bees, native wasps, and other flying insects. When V. velutina colonies are developed, many hornets capture foraging bees which are coming back to their hives, causing an increase in homing failure and paralysis of foraging thus leading to colony collapse. The hornets may enter weak beehives to prey on brood and pillage honey. Unlike Apis cerana, Apis mellifera is unable to cope with the predation pressure of V. velutina. Monitoring the spread of an invasive alien species is crucial to plan appropriate management actions and activities to limit the expansion of the species. In addition, an early detection of V. velutina in areas far away from the expansion front allows a rapid response aimed to remove these isolated populations before the settlement of the species. Where V. velutina is now established, control measures to prevent colony losses must be implemented with an integrated pest management approach.

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Section: Impactsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Vespa velutina: An Alien Driver of Honey Bee Colony Losses

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“…Reports on V. v. nigrithorax invasions to temperate regions sparked an increasing interest in them as their distribution is expanding [1,16,33,34]. However, studies on trophallaxis and the larval saliva of V. v. nigrithorax has not been performed despite the significance of these topics.…”

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Nutritional Value of the Larvae of the Alien Invasive Wasp Vespa velutina nigrithorax and Amino Acid Composition of the Larval Saliva

Jeong

Kim

et al. 2020

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The systematic investigations on the value of social wasps as a food resource are deficient, in spite of the long history of the utilization of social wasps as food and pharmaceutical bioresources. Vespa velutina nigrithorax is an invasive alien wasp species that is currently dominating in East Asia and Europe, bringing huge economic damages. As a control over alien species is made when the valuable utilization of the invasive species as a potential resource are discovered, investigations on the potential of V. v. nigrithorax as a useful bioresource are also in demand. Nutritional and heavy metal analyses of the larvae revealed their balanced and rich nutritional value and safety as a food resource. The larval saliva amino acid composition was investigated for further study on amino acid supplementation and exercise enhancement.

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“…The Asian yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina is an invasive species, introduced in Europe [ 1 ] and in a few other non-native countries of Asia [ 2 , 3 ], where it has established viable and expanding populations [ 4 ]. As in other hornet and wasp species, the larval stages of V. velutina require proteins for their development, which are commonly obtained by preying on other insects such as bees, other wasps or flies, but with a preference for honey bees [ 5 , 6 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness and Selectiveness of Traps and Baits for Catching the Invasive Hornet Vespa velutina

Lioy

Laurino

Capello

et al. 2020

Insects

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Vespa velutina is an invasive hornet that is colonising several countries worldwide, with detrimental effects on multiple components but primarily affecting honey bees and native insect species. Traps for wasps and hornets are commonly used for trapping V. velutina, both for monitoring and control purposes. In this study, we compared the performances of two typologies of traps and baits widely used for trapping this invasive hornet, by evaluating their effectiveness and selectiveness in trapping V. velutina in two sites during two different periods of the year, spring and autumn. The performance of the traps changed in relation to (i) the trap’s model, (ii) the bait’s typology and (iii) the period of the year. In spring, traps with common beer as bait were more effective and more selective independently of trap’s model than the commercial bait that has been tested. On the contrary, in autumn, just one combination of trap and attractant (the commercial trap and bait) achieved higher effectiveness and selectiveness. Despite the underlined variations among traps and baits, overall catches of V. velutina were scanty compared to bycatches of non-target insects, since best performing traps either in term of effectiveness and selectiveness caught 3.65% of the target species in spring and 1.35% in autumn upon the total trapped insects. This highlights the urgent necessity of developing more selective trapping methods for monitoring and particularly for controlling purposes.

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Origins of Vespa velutina hornets that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Vespa velutina: An Alien Driver of Honey Bee Colony Losses

Vespa velutina: An Alien Driver of Honey Bee Colony Losses

Nutritional Value of the Larvae of the Alien Invasive Wasp Vespa velutina nigrithorax and Amino Acid Composition of the Larval Saliva

Effectiveness and Selectiveness of Traps and Baits for Catching the Invasive Hornet Vespa velutina

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