The Geo&Geo edition of last Monday (1st October 2018) provided the occasion to bring the Asian hornet to the attention of a large audience. During the TV-programme Prof. Marco Porporato, leader of the European project LIFE STOPVESPA, briefly described the main morphologic characteristics of this species, the colonized areas, the spread modalities and the level of aggressivity.
This event has drawn the attention of the audience on the importance of early warning systems in the management strategy of Vespa velutina.
The video is available at the minute 27:00 of the following link of Rai Play website:
https://www.raiplay.it/video/2018/09/Aspettando-Geo-Geo-7849c10a-1869-44d9-80a6-ab99198a86ff.html