One specimen of Vespa orientalis was detected on the 13th of May in Genoa (Italy) by a beekeeper, Mr Andrea Valle, member of AlpaMiele (Ligurian Association of Honey Producers) and worker at Genova harbour. Pictures have been immediately sent to researchers and entomologists involved in the LIFE STOPVESPA and Stopvelutina projects. They confirmed the first identification, previously done by AlpaMiele technicians.