Vespa velutina: An Alien Driver of Honey Bee Colony Losses

D Laurino, S Lioy, L Carisio, A Manino, M Porporato - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Vespa velutina, or Asian yellow-legged hornet, was accidentally introduced from China to
other parts of the world: South Korea in 2003, Europe in 2004, and Japan in 2012. V …

Options for the biological and physical control of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hym.: Vespidae) in Europe: A review

L Turchi, B Derijard - Journal of Applied Entomology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the environmental economist JM Salles (Salles,) declared that “the Asian hornet
was likely to be the most threatening invader insect in France.” Thirteen years after the …

Can species distribution models really predict the expansion of invasive species?

M Barbet-Massin, Q Rome, C Villemant, F Courchamp - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Predictive studies are of paramount importance for biological invasions, one of the biggest
threats for biodiversity. To help and better prioritize management strategies, species …

An Innovative Harmonic Radar to Track Flying Insects: the Case of Vespa velutina

R Maggiora, M Saccani, D Milanesio, M Porporato - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Over the last 30 years, harmonic radars have been effective only in tracking insects flying at
low altitude and over flat terrain. We developed an innovative harmonic radar, implementing …

Searching for nests of the invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) using radio-telemetry

PJ Kennedy, SM Ford, J Poidatz, D Thiéry… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
Asian hornets (Vespa velutina) are voracious predators of bees, and are the latest emerging
threat to managed and wild pollinator populations in Europe. To prevent establishment or …

The economic cost of control of the invasive yellow-legged Asian hornet

M Barbet-Massin, JM Salles, F Courchamp - NeoBiota, 2020 - hal.science
Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet Vespa
velutina ni-grithorax is rapidly spreading through France and Europe. Economic …

Technological advances in field studies of pollinator ecology and the future of e-ecology

SE Barlow, MA O'Neill - Current opinion in insect science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Ecologists need technological solutions for acquiring large datasets in the
field.•Field-deployed e-ecology tools are constrained by power draw and reliability …

The invasive hornet Vespa velutina: distribution, impacts and management options

S Lioy, C Bergamino, M Porporato - CABI Reviews, 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The Asian yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina is an invasive alien species introduced and
widespread in several countries of Europe and Asia. Its diffusion generates relevant …

A review: Recent progress in the design and development of nonlinear radars

A Mishra, C Li - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an extensive review of nonlinear response-based radar systems.
Nonlinear radars are generally used for clutter suppression purposes. These radars detect …

Viruses in the Invasive Hornet Vespa velutina

A Dalmon, P Gayral, D Decante, C Klopp, D Bigot… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Asian yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax, a major predator of honeybees,
is spreading in Europe in part due to a lack of efficient control methods. In this study, as a …