Vespa velutina: A new invasive predator of honeybees in Europe

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Monceau, Karine ^a,b   Bonnard, Olivier ^a   Thiéry, Denis ^a  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Biodiversity; Invasive species; Pest management; Vespidae; Yellow legged hornet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893922796     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-013-0537-3     Document Type: Review

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