Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Germany
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
From Husemann et al. (2020): A single female (worker) specimen was found in September 2019 in Hamburg, in the hall of a company (not involved in import/export). However, it is still unclear whether this is a single accidentally translocated specimen or one of a population already reproducing.
* Husemann M, Sterr A, Maack S, Agraham R (2020) The northernmost record of the Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Evolutionary Systematics 4, 1-4. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.4.47358
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| France | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Switzerland | Present, few occurrences |