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Predicting the spread of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) following its incursion into Great Britain
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Keeling, Matthew James, Franklin, Daniel, Datta, Samik, Brown, Michael A. and Budge, Giles E. (2017) Predicting the spread of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) following its incursion into Great Britain. Scientific Reports, 7 . 6240 . doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06212-0
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06212-0
Abstract
The yellow-legged or Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is native to South-East Asia, and is a voracious predator of pollinating insects including honey bees. Since its accidental introduction into South-Western France in 2004, V. velutina has spread to much of western Europe. The presence of V. velutina in Great Britain was first confirmed in September 2016. The likely dynamics following an initial incursion are uncertain, especially the risk of continued spread, and the likely success of control measures. Here we extrapolate from the situation in France to quantify the potential invasion of V. velutina in Great Britain. We find that, without control, V. velutina could colonise the British mainland rapidly, depending upon how the Asian hornet responds to the colder climate in Britain compared to France. The announcement that a second hornet had been discovered in Somerset, increases the chance that the invasion first occurred before 2016. We therefore consider the likely site of first invasion and the probabilistic position of additional founding nests in late 2016 and early 2017. Given the potential dispersion of V. velutina, we conclude that vigilance is required over a large area to prevent the establishment of this threat to the pollinator population.
| 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 > Mathematics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Hornets , Vespidae, Pests--Control--Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Scientific Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official Date: | 24 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Volume: | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Article Number: | 6240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-06212-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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