Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Czechia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Absent, pest no longer present
First recorded in: 2023
First recorded in: 2023
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/122) : individuals found in West Bohemia from October 2023 - February 2024.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): nests detected were destroyed. Establishment is not confirmed.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): nests detected were destroyed. Establishment is not confirmed.
* 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
* Walter J, Görner T, Šulda L, Bureš J, Myslík Z, Milička R, Bartoňová AS, Beneš P, Biemann O, Brus J (2024) First Czech record of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) and a climatic prediction of its spread in the Czech Republic. BioInvasions Records. 13: 607-620, https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2024.13.3.04
* Walter J, Görner T, Šulda L, Bureš J, Myslík Z, Milička R, Bartoňová AS, Beneš P, Biemann O, Brus J (2024) First Czech record of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) and a climatic prediction of its spread in the Czech Republic. BioInvasions Records. 13: 607-620, https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2024.13.3.04
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Transient | ||
| Germany | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Slovakia | Present, few occurrences |