Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Ireland
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Absent, pest no longer present
First recorded in: 2021
First recorded in: 2021
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/122) : a single worker intercepted, no recordings since.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): 2 nests in 2025. Eradicated.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): 2 nests in 2025. Eradicated.
* Dillane E, Hayden R, O'Hanlon A, Butler F, Harrison S (2022) The first recorded occurrence of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) in Ireland, genetic evidence for a continued single invasion across Europe. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 93: 131-8. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.93.91209
* 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
* 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