Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Japan
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
First recorded in: 2013
First found in the northern part of Tsushima Island in 2013, it has been spreading on this island since then. V. velutina had been also spotted in several locations in Kyushu and the island of Ikri but was successfully eradicated there.
* Ikegami M, Tsujii K, Ishizuka A, Nakagawa N, Kishi S, Sakamoto Y, Sakamoto H, Goka K (2020) Environments, spatial structures, and species competitions: determining the impact of yellow-legged hornets, Vespa velutina, on native wasps and bees on Tsushima Island, Japan. Biological Invasions 22, 3131–3143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02314-5