Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Austria
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Transient
First recorded in: 2024
First recorded in: 2024
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/122) : single female queen found in April 2024.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2025): No additional individuals of the species had been reported in Austria by the end of 2025. Presence uncertain.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2025): No additional individuals of the species had been reported in Austria by the end of 2025. Presence uncertain.
* Rojas-Nossa SV, Bartlett LJ, Kolics É, del Mar Leza M, Nave A, Pusceddu M, Rein C, Robla J, Rome Q, Seehausen ML, Senko D (2026) Worldwide distribution and invasion status of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), the yellow-legged hornet, in 2025. European Journal of Entomology 123, 217-232. doi: 10.14411/eje.2026.022
* Schorkopf DLP, Steube C, Pisecker G, Morawetz L (2024) First record of the Asian Yellow-Legged Hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836) in Austria. Entomologica Austriaca 32, 1-12.
* Schorkopf DLP, Steube C, Pisecker G, Morawetz L (2024) First record of the Asian Yellow-Legged Hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836) in Austria. Entomologica Austriaca 32, 1-12.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Absent, pest no longer present | ||
| Germany | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Hungary | Absent, pest no longer present | ||
| Italy | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Slovakia | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Switzerland | Present, restricted distribution |