Vespula germanica | UK Overseas Territories database of Alien Species

(Fabricius, 1793)

Common name

German Wasp

Informal group

Insects

Territories

Falkland Islands

Impact detail

Invasive. (Horizon scanning for non-native invertebrates in the Falklands (October 2018). Dataset);

Impacts

Strong negative

Ecological impact detail

Negative. Rated level 3 with low confidence. (Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture); Natural Enemy, Host Animal. (Horizon scanning for non-native invertebrates in the Falklands (October 2018). Dataset);

Pathway detail

Introduction pathway via container (queen). (Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture);

References

Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture; Horizon scanning for non-native invertebrates in the Falklands (October 2018). Dataset;