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Invasion dynamics of Asian hornet, Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : a case study of a commune in south-west France
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Franklin, Daniel, Brown, Mike A., Datta, Samik, Cuthbertson, Andrew G. S., Budge, Giles E. and Keeling, Matthew James (2017) Invasion dynamics of Asian hornet, Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : a case study of a commune in south-west France. Applied Entomology and Zoology, March 2017 . pp. 1-9. doi:10.1007/s13355-016-0470-z
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-016-0470-z
Abstract
Asian hornet, Vespa velutina Lepeletier nests were discovered in 2007 in Andernos-les-Bains on the south-west coast of France, 3 years after the first reported sightings in France. The number of nests increased in the commune over the following 7 years, despite local authorities enacting a destruction policy. The nests existed in close proximity to one another leading to a high density of over 10 nests per square kilometre in urban areas. New information on the chosen habitat for nests is presented, and the differences between primary and secondary locations are evident, with primary nests mostly occupying buildings and man-made structures, while secondary nests were found on trees. Using Bayesian inference methods, we fit a basic model to the observational data, which allows us to estimate key demographic parameters. This model fit is highly informative for predicting V. velutina spread and colonisation of other at-risk regions, and suggests that local control has a limited impact on the spread of V. velutina once established within a region.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Hornets , Vespidae, Pests--Control--France | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Entomology and Zoology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer Japan KK | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0003-6862 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 17 March 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | March 2017 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-9 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13355-016-0470-z | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||
| Funder: | Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | ||||||
| Grant number: | Project PH517 |
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