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February 25, 2026Urban EcosystemsOpen Access

Spatial distribution of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina along a rural-urban gradient in a coastal Spanish City

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YLYaiza R. LuejeUniversidade da CoruñaSRSara V. Rodríguez-SánchezUniversidade da CoruñaMSMaría J. Servia

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Assessment of Vespa velutina distribution reveals urban stressors influence its presence in a coastal city, suggesting green infrastructure could help manage invasives.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how urban and rural environments impact the distribution of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina.
  • Combined environmental data from satellite imagery on air pollutants, noise levels, light intensity, and vegetation cover.
  • Used 199 traps to quantify Vespa velutina abundance and performed hotspot analysis to investigate spatial clustering.
  • Incorporated citizen-reported nest density as a control variable and utilized regression models to evaluate relationships while accounting for spatial autocorrelation.
  • Vespa velutina abundance is negatively correlated with vegetation cover and positively correlated with noise and air pollution.
  • Light pollution and nest density showed no significant relationship with hotspot intensity under spatial dependence.
  • Findings indicate that V. velutina can thrive in urban areas, highlighting the need for proactive urban ecological management.

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Lueje et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e9152f5123be5ed04ec5chttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-01928-2
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