Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Transient
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/208) : first observed in September 2016 in the Tetbury area of Gloucestershire (Southwestern England). The nest was removed. In October 2016, 2 dead specimens were found in Somerset. As no further nests or live specimens were found, it is thought that the outbreak has been contained. Surveys will continue.
Also found during summer 2016 in Jersey and Alderney.
Also found during summer 2016 in Jersey and Alderney.
* INTERNET
GOV.UK. Press release of 2016-09-20. Asian hornet identified in Gloucestershire. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-gloucestershire
GOV.UK. Press release of 2016-11-04. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-outbreak-contained-in-gloucestershire-and-somerset
GOV.UK. Press release of 2016-09-20. Asian hornet identified in Gloucestershire. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-gloucestershire
GOV.UK. Press release of 2016-11-04. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-outbreak-contained-in-gloucestershire-and-somerset