Biological invasions are a global concern in agriculture, food production and biodiversity. Among the invasive species, some hornets are known to have serious effects on honey bees, as found during the invasion of Vespa velutina in Europe. The recent findings of Vespa mandarinia individuals in Washington state in the west coast of the USA have raised alarm in the whole country. Here we estimate the potential spread of V. mandarinia in the USA, analyzing its potential impacts on honey bee colonies, economic losses in the honey bee industry and bee‐pollinated croplands.

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巨人要来了？预测亚洲大黄蜂 (Vespa mandarinia, Hymenoptera:Vespidae) 在美国的潜在传播和影响。

生物入侵是农业、粮食生产和生物多样性领域的全球关注问题。在入侵物种中，已知一些大黄蜂对蜜蜂有严重影响，正如在欧洲的Vespa velutina入侵期间发现的那样。美国西海岸华盛顿州黄蜂个体的最新发现引起了全国的警觉。在这里，我们估计了V. mandarinia在美国的潜在传播，分析了它对蜜蜂群落的潜在影响、蜜蜂产业的经济损失和蜜蜂授粉的农田。