Agricultural Education
Clemson Extension Program Team
Horticulture
Publication Date
Fall 11-19-2020
Publication Number
LGP 1098
Summary
Exotic hornets present a significant threat to apiculture. Recent introductions of the yellow-legged hornet to Europe and the asian giant hornet to North America have made it critical that regulators, beekeepers and the general public be able to detect and identify these exotic hornets and to understand their biology to minimize the potential impacts to apiculture in South Carolina were they to be introduced.
Publication Type
Brief
Publisher
Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension
Publisher City
Clemson, SC
Target Audiences
regulators, beekeepers, general public, agricultural educators
Recommended Citation
Powell B. Northern Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia) and Yellow-Legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), Potential Pests of Honey Bees. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2020 Nov. LGP 1098. http://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/asian-giant-hornet-vespa-mandarinia-and-yellow-legged-hornet-vespa-velutina-potential-pests-of-honey-bees/.
European Hornet Photo credit David Hablutzel pexels.com
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