Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in United States of America (Georgia)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.