EPPO Global Database

Vespa velutina(VESPVE)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2019
Comments
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.
References
* 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
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Belgium Present, restricted distribution view...
Czechia Present, few occurrences view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Luxembourg Present, few occurrences view...
Netherlands Present, no details view...
Switzerland Present, few occurrences view...