Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
First recorded in: 2023
* Hoebeke ER, Bartlett LJ, Evans M, Freeman BE, Wares JP (2024) First records of Vespa velutina (Lepeletier)(color form Nigrithorax)(hymenoptera: Vespidae) in North America, an invasive Pest of domesticated honeybees. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 126(2), 193-205.
* 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
* Talamas EJn Bremer J (2024) Yellow-Legged Hornet, Vespa velutina. Pest Alert. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. FDACS-P-02198. https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Pests-and-Diseases/Plant-Pests-and-Diseases/Pest-Alerts
------- first detected near Savannah, Georgia in August 2023. Found again in 2024 in the Savannah area and in the neighboring part of South Carolina.
* 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
* Talamas EJn Bremer J (2024) Yellow-Legged Hornet, Vespa velutina. Pest Alert. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. FDACS-P-02198. https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Pests-and-Diseases/Plant-Pests-and-Diseases/Pest-Alerts
------- first detected near Savannah, Georgia in August 2023. Found again in 2024 in the Savannah area and in the neighboring part of South Carolina.