New poster on the Economic costs and practices to control Vespa velutina nigrithorax in beekeeping: a survey in four regions in Europe

USC, in collaboration with INIAV, NEIKER and INRA have developed a poster on the Economic costs and practices to control Vespa velutina nigrithorax in beekeeping: a survey in four regions in Europe that has been presented to the public at the XVII EAAE Congress: Agri-food systems in a changing world: connecting science and society (Rennes, August 2023)

This study provides an estimate of the costs incurred by beekeepers (total population) in controlling V. velutina. Beekeepers were interviewed to identify control practices and to obtain information on costs for the year 2020.

Total costs represented 10.3% of the estimated production value.

Despite the widespread use of traps in the four study regions, beekeepers reported some differences in the use of methods of controlling V. velutina, which affected the distribution of costs.