Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Algeria
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Transient
First recorded in: 2025
First recorded in: 2025
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/055) : 1 single adult near Alger.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): no subsequent observations there. Uncertainty whether the species is established.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): no subsequent observations there. Uncertainty whether the species is established.
* 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
* Semmar S (2025) The first record of Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 in Algeria and biocontrol implications. Commagene Journal of Biology 9(2), 243-244. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1794133
-------1 single adult near Alger.
* Semmar S (2025) The first record of Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 in Algeria and biocontrol implications. Commagene Journal of Biology 9(2), 243-244. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1794133
-------1 single adult near Alger.