The economic cost of invasive species: costs associated with the control of Vespa velutina in Galician beekeeping

Ana Isabel García-Arias, María Amparo Ferreira-Golpe and Ibán Vázquez-González

Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2024, vol. 24, issue 02

Abstract: [EN] Vespa velutina nigrithorax (V. velutina), or Asian hornet, is an invasive species introduced in Europe in 2004 and spreading rapidly with repercussions on beekeeping, human health, or pollination services. As part of the European Atlantic POSitiVE project, we conducted a survey of 151 beekeeping units in 2021 on the practices associated with its control in Galicia. Taking the data to the whole population (complex sample), we have estimated that the costs of control are between the14 % and the 21 % of the production value. We present an analysis by provinces and by methods of control. [ES] La Vespa velutina nigrithorax (V. velutina) es una especie invasora introducida en Europa en 2004 y extendida rápidamente con repercusiones en la apicultura, la salud o los servicios de polinización. Dentro del proyecto Atlantic POSitiVE, realizamos una encuesta a 151 unidades apicultoras en 2021 sobre prácticas asociadas a su control en Galicia. Elevando los datos al conjunto de la población (muestra compleja), estimamos que los costes de control suponen entre el 14 % y el 21 % del valor estimado de la producción de miel. Presentamos un análisis por provincias y por métodos, siendo las provincias occidentales las más afectadas.

Keywords: Environmental; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349032

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