Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in United Kingdom (England)
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.
* 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