Tag Archive for 'Vespa velutina nigrithorax'

The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). Image credit: Gilles San Martin / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Asian Hornets Prey on Almost 1,500 Species of Invertebrates, New Study Reveals

Mar 5, 2025 by News Staff

Biologists at the University of Exeter have conducted the first large-scale study of the diet of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), utilizing deep sequencing...

An Asian hornet hovering outside a nest as a buff-tailed bumblebee emerges. Image credit: Thomas O’Shea-Wheller.

Study: Buff-Tailed Bumblebees Have Successful Method for Fighting Off Invasive Asian Hornets

Oct 5, 2023 by News Staff

Scientists from the University of Exeter have investigated the effects of invasive Asian hornets (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) — which are considered...