New meeting of the Velutina Task Force of COLOSS Association (www.coloss.org), an international working group that for years has been promoting the exchange of information between researchers and stakeholders with the aim of studying the impacts of the Asian hornet Vespa velutina and improve the monitoring and management techniques.
The last workshop (30 September 2021) allowed in particular to deepen the knowledge on the strategies developed in Portugal and Italy. The Life StopVespa team of the University of Turin presented the Regulation aspects related to the management of Vespa velutina, from the European Regulation on invasive alien species to the National management plan developed in Italy.