9:30

9:30

10:15

Prof. Jacqueline  Beggs

Professor at the Faculty of Science to School of Biological Sciences, New Zealand

Vespula as successful invaders – lessons from New Zealand in impact and control

10:15  

11:00

Dr. Federico Cappa

Postdoctoral researcher at  Department of Biology. Università degli Studi di Firenze. Italy

Advances in the knowledge on Vespa velutina biology in its invasive range

11:00

11:45

Dr. Fabrice Requier

UMR EGCE, CNRS-IRD-University of Paris-Saclay. France

Causal links among Asian hornet predation and honey bee colony mortality and its consequences for beekeeping in France

11:45

12:15

Break

12:15

13:00

Prof. Helen Roy

President of the Royal Entomological Society, IPBES co-chair for Thematic Assessment of Invasive Alien Species. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. United Kingdom

Engaging people in predicting invasive alien species arrivals

13:00

13:30

Nigel Semmence

Contingency Planning and Science Officer at Animal and Plant Health Agency. United Kingdom

UK response to Asian hornet incursions

13:30

14:00

Dra. Ana Isabel García 

Associated Professor and Researcher at the Department of Applied Economics. University of Santiago de Compostela. Spain

How to measure the economic impact of the Vespa velutina: a Cost-Benefit analisys

14:00

16:00

Lunch

16:00

16:30

Dra. María Shantal 

Research at Department of Plant Biology and Soil Sciences. University of Vigo. Spain

Plant species visited by Vespa velutina in Galicia

16:30

17:00

Ana Dieguez 

Pre-doctoral researcher at Department of Plant Biology and Soil Sciences University of Vigo. Spain

How can precision beekeeping help for fighting Vespa velutina in Galician apiaries

17:00

17:45

Prof. James C. Nieh 

Professor in the Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, United States

Co-evolution and communication: honey bee defensive strategies against Vespa velutina

17:30

18:00

Rachel Hayden

Research Assistant at Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork. Ireland

The Asian Hornet at the Edge of Europe

18:00

18:30

Dra. Juliette Poidatz

Postdoctoral Researcher at Environment and SustainabilityInstitute, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom

From the nest biology to the biocontrol of Vespa velutina

November 18, 2021 

9:00

9:30 

Dr. Jose Aranha 

Research at Department of Forest Sciences and Landscape Architecture. University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Portugal

The Vespa velutina nigrithorax in Portugal.  Spatio-temporal analysis and modelling dispersion throughout the territory.

9:30

10:00  

Dra. Ana L. Garcia-Perez

Researcher. Department of Animal Health. NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development. Spain​

Activities carried out in the Basque Country for the control of Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)

10:00

10:30

Dr. Peter Kennedy

Research Fellow at Environment and Sustainability Institute,University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom

In search of the invader’s nests:  Tracking Asian hornets

10:30

11:00

Dra. Joana Godinho and Dra. Anabela Nave 

Research at Strategic Unit for Agrarian and Forestry Systems and Plant Health. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agraria e Veterinaria. Portugal

Effectiveness and impact of traps and baits to capture V. velutina: A case study in Portugal

11:00

11:30

Maria Amparo Ferreira Golpe

Researcher - Applied Economy, University of Santiago De Compostela. Spain

Economic impact of Vespa velutina on beekeeping socio-ecological units

11:30

12:00

Damián Dasilva 

Pre-doctoral researcher at Department of Forensic Science, Pathological Anatomy, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Paediatrics. University of Santiago de Compostela. Spain

Impact of Vespa velutina in the prevalence of endo and ectoparasites in experimental apiaries in Galiza (Iberian Peninsula)

12:00

12:30

Dra. Sandra Rojas

Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Ecology and Animal Biology. University of Vigo. Spain

Effects of Vespa velutina on pollinators and ecosystem services

12:30

13:00

end session