| dc.contributor.author | Kennedy, PJ | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ford, SM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Poidatz, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thiery, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Osborne, JL | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-05T07:27:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-07-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 reduce the rate of spread of V. velutina, early detection and destruction of nests is considered the only option. Detection is difficult as their nests are well hidden and flying hornets are difficult to follow over long distances. We address this challenge by tracking individual V. velutina workers flying back to their nests using radio telemetry for the first time, finding five previously undiscovered nests, up to 1.33 km from hornet release points. Hornets can fly with 0.28 g tags if the tag:hornet ratio is less than 0.8. This method offers a step-change in options to tackle the spread of this invader, providing an efficient means of finding V. velutina nests in complex environments to manage this emerging threat to pollinators. | en_GB |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We thank Olivier Bonnard for discussions, sourcing materials, and advice on locating
foraging V. velutina workers at INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine. We also thank members of
Jersey Beekeeping Association for their assistance in catching V. velutina workers in
Jersey. The work was funded by a Defra research project grant (PH0532), with additional
support by the States of Jersey Department of Environment and generous philanthropic
donations by the South West Beekeeping Associations’ Forum (SWBKF), Somerset
Beekeeping Association, Dorset Beekeeping Association, Cornwall Beekeeping Association,
West Cornwall Beekeeping Association, Devon Beekeeping Association,
Bournemouth & South Dorset Beekeeping Association, and B.J. Sherriff. We are grateful
to INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine, States of Jersey Department of Environment, and Durrell
Wildlife Park for their welcome and permission to use facilities at their institutions. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 1, article 88 | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s42003-018-0092-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/33372 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_GB |
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| dc.subject | Behavioural methods | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Entomology | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Invasive species | en_GB |
| dc.title | Searching for nests of the invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) using radio-telemetry | en_GB |
| dc.type | Article | en_GB |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-05T07:27:30Z | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2399-3642 | |
| dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.journal | Communications Biology | en_GB |
