{"id":3106,"date":"2026-04-23T11:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:01:56","slug":"us-is-worrying-for-vespa-velutinas-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/fra\/us-is-worrying-for-vespa-velutinas-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Les \u00c9tats-Unis s'inqui\u00e8tent de la propagation de la Vespa velutina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les \u00c9tats-Unis s'inqui\u00e8tent de la propagation de <em>Vespa velutina<\/em>, le frelon \u00e0 pattes jaunes. Ce frelon a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois en 2023 en G\u00e9orgie et s'est depuis propag\u00e9 en Caroline du Sud. Selon <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/regulatory\/category\/yellow-legged-hornet\/#&amp;_intcmp=fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_21\" title=\"\">H\u00e9raut du Frelon<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>une newsletter cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l'universit\u00e9 de Clemson suite \u00e0 l'arriv\u00e9e de <em>V. velutina<\/em> pour surveiller cette esp\u00e8ce \u2013 102 nids d'embryons ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retir\u00e9s en 2026, et plus de 3\u00a0500 reines ont \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9es \u00e0 l'aide de pi\u00e8ges. Actuellement, selon le rapport de <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/killer-bees-invade-states-south-wreak-havoc\" title=\"\">m\u00e9dias locaux<\/a><\/strong>, plus de 4\u00a0700 pi\u00e8ges ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pos\u00e9s, et le d\u00e9partement de l'Agriculture et des Industries s'emploie \u00e0 surveiller la situation et \u00e0 pr\u00e9venir sa propagation dans d'autres \u00c9tats, en particulier dans le Sud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les \u00c9tats-Unis s'inqui\u00e8tent de la propagation de Vespa velutina. Ce frelon a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois en 2023 en G\u00e9orgie et s'est depuis propag\u00e9 en Caroline du Sud. En 2026, plus de 100 nids embryonnaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retir\u00e9s et plus de 3 500 reines ont \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9es \u00e0 l'aide de pi\u00e8ges. Actuellement, comme le rapportent les m\u00e9dias locaux, plus de 4 700 pi\u00e8ges ont \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9s, et le minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture et de l'Industrie travaille \u00e0 surveiller la situation et \u00e0 emp\u00eacher sa propagation \u00e0 d'autres \u00c9tats, en particulier dans le Sud.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United States is concerned about the spread of Vespa velutina. This hornet was first detected in 2023 in Georgia and has since spread to South Carolina. 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