{"id":3390,"date":"2026-07-01T15:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:34:58","slug":"vespa-velutina-a-danger-for-pollinators-and-agriculture-not-for-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/prt\/vespa-velutina-a-danger-for-pollinators-and-agriculture-not-for-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Vespa velutina: Um Perigo para Polinizadores e Agricultura, N\u00e3o para Pessoas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Vespa velutina<\/em>, commonly known as the yellow-legged hornet, is spreading rapidly across Europe and also in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/prt\/us-is-worrying-for-vespa-velutinas-spread\/\" title=\"\">Estados Unidos<\/a>. This invasive species poses a serious threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/prt\/vespa-velutina-a-threat-to-all-pollinators\/\" title=\"\">honey bees and other pollinators<\/a>, as it is a highly effective predator. It also affects agriculture, with significant damage reported to grape and fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However,\u00a0<em>Vespa velutina<\/em>\u00a0does not appear to pose a particularly high risk to human health. According to a recent study conducted in Spain and published in the\u00a0<em>Journal of Medical Entomology<\/em>, human mortality associated with Hymenoptera stings remained stable over time and did not increase during the period in which\u00a0<em>Vespa velutina<\/em>\u00a0became established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although this hornet appears to present only a limited danger to people, it remains a major threat to pollinators, beekeeping, agriculture, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir para o artigo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jme\/article\/63\/2\/tjag039\/8519505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vespa velutina, the yellow-legged hornet, does not appear to pose a particularly high risk to human health. 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