Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries

The yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax), outside its natural range, has become a major threat to domestic bees. Several control methods have been used to fight against V. velutina, but the results achieved are not satisfactory. The use of protein baits with biocides has shown to be an...

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Autores: Barandika, Jesús Félix, De la Hera Fernández, Omaira, Fañanás, Roberto, Rivas Macho, Arrate, Arroyo, Eugenia, Alonso Rojas, Rosa María, Alonso Alonso, María Luz, Galartza, Egoitz, Cevidanes, Aitor, García Pérez, Ana L.
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:Vespa velutina
protein baits
fipronil
control
beekeeping
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spelling Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in ApiariesBarandika, Jesús FélixDe la Hera Fernández, OmairaFañanás, RobertoRivas Macho, ArrateArroyo, EugeniaAlonso Rojas, Rosa MaríaAlonso Alonso, María LuzGalartza, EgoitzCevidanes, AitorGarcía Pérez, Ana L.Vespa velutinaprotein baitsfipronilcontrolbeekeepingThe yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax), outside its natural range, has become a major threat to domestic bees. Several control methods have been used to fight against V. velutina, but the results achieved are not satisfactory. The use of protein baits with biocides has shown to be an effective method to control invasive wasp populations, but they have not been used to control V. velutina. Thus, the efficacy of protein baits containing fipronil to reduce the presence of hornets in apiaries was evaluated in this study. After laboratory determination of the optimal efficacy of a protein bait at a 0.01% concentration of fipronil, field trials were conducted involving 222 beekeepers. The data reported by the 90 beekeepers who completed the requested questionnaire demonstrated that in the groups of apiaries with the highest pressure of hornets (groups with 10–30 and >30 hornets), there was a significant decrease in the presence of V. velutina, lasting at least two weeks. The reduction in the number of hornets was positively correlated with bait consumption, and bait consumption was positively correlated with the number of hornets present at the time of treatment. Although the method used has shown good efficacy and the concentration of fipronil used was very low; possible negative effects on the environment should also be evaluated.This work was funded by the project ATLANTIC POSITIVE (Interreg Atlantic Area EAPA_800/2018), and co-funded by the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures, and the Department of Education (project IT1673-22) of the Basque Government. Aitor Cevidanes was supported by a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ post-doctoral grant RYC2021-033084-I funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR. Omaira de la Hera was supported by a pre-doctoral grant funded by Basque Government (project PUE_2021_1_0008).MDPI2023202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/62456reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/RYC2021-033084-I/https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/13/2075info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es/© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/624562026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
title Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
spellingShingle Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
Barandika, Jesús Félix
Vespa velutina
protein baits
fipronil
control
beekeeping
title_short Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
title_full Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
title_fullStr Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
title_sort Efficacy of Protein Baits with Fipronil to Control Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Lepeletier, 1836) in Apiaries
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barandika, Jesús Félix
De la Hera Fernández, Omaira
Fañanás, Roberto
Rivas Macho, Arrate
Arroyo, Eugenia
Alonso Rojas, Rosa María
Alonso Alonso, María Luz
Galartza, Egoitz
Cevidanes, Aitor
García Pérez, Ana L.
author Barandika, Jesús Félix
author_facet Barandika, Jesús Félix
De la Hera Fernández, Omaira
Fañanás, Roberto
Rivas Macho, Arrate
Arroyo, Eugenia
Alonso Rojas, Rosa María
Alonso Alonso, María Luz
Galartza, Egoitz
Cevidanes, Aitor
García Pérez, Ana L.
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author2 De la Hera Fernández, Omaira
Fañanás, Roberto
Rivas Macho, Arrate
Arroyo, Eugenia
Alonso Rojas, Rosa María
Alonso Alonso, María Luz
Galartza, Egoitz
Cevidanes, Aitor
García Pérez, Ana L.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vespa velutina
protein baits
fipronil
control
beekeeping
topic Vespa velutina
protein baits
fipronil
control
beekeeping
description The yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax), outside its natural range, has become a major threat to domestic bees. Several control methods have been used to fight against V. velutina, but the results achieved are not satisfactory. The use of protein baits with biocides has shown to be an effective method to control invasive wasp populations, but they have not been used to control V. velutina. Thus, the efficacy of protein baits containing fipronil to reduce the presence of hornets in apiaries was evaluated in this study. After laboratory determination of the optimal efficacy of a protein bait at a 0.01% concentration of fipronil, field trials were conducted involving 222 beekeepers. The data reported by the 90 beekeepers who completed the requested questionnaire demonstrated that in the groups of apiaries with the highest pressure of hornets (groups with 10–30 and >30 hornets), there was a significant decrease in the presence of V. velutina, lasting at least two weeks. The reduction in the number of hornets was positively correlated with bait consumption, and bait consumption was positively correlated with the number of hornets present at the time of treatment. Although the method used has shown good efficacy and the concentration of fipronil used was very low; possible negative effects on the environment should also be evaluated.
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