Establishment of Vespa bicolor in Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
2014
Sung, I-Hsin | Lu, Sheng-Shan | Chao, Jung-Tai | Yeh, Wen-Chi | Lee, Wei Jie
The establishment of a hornet, Vespa bicolor F., in Taiwan was confirmed based on successful field collection of adults of both sexes and two subterranean colonies. Information on nesting habitat, nest measurement, and colony composition of this species are provided in this article. V. bicolor is the ninth hornet species ever recorded from Taiwan. Possible pathway for the introduction of this alien species is also discussed.
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