Vespa velutina
Asian Hornet
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- beneficial predator
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Vespidae
- Genus
- Vespa
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hymenoptera | Vespidae | Vespa
External: GBIF #1311477
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biocontrol 20
- GloBI eats Apis mellifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17344532
- GloBI preysOn Apis mellifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298001529
- GloBI eats Eristalis tenax Rome Q, Perrard A, Muller F, Fontaine C, Quilès A, Zuccon D, Villemant C. 2021. Not just honeybees: predatory habits of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in France. Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France 57: 1-11. doi:10.1080/00379271.2020.1867005 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Apis cerana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13539391
- GloBI preysOn Eristalis tenax https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285025072
- GloBI preysOn Vespa bicolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144984467
- GloBI preysOn Dysphania militaris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233676952
- GloBI preysOn Pantala flavescens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26589668
- GloBI preysOn Elymnias hypermnestra https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125748738
- GloBI preysOn Euploea core https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221507493
- GloBI preysOn Lissachatina fulica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338459001
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262106006
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93873664
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187745527
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106321206
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53243972
- GloBI eats Vanessa atalanta Rome Q, Perrard A, Muller F, Fontaine C, Quilès A, Zuccon D, Villemant C. 2021. Not just honeybees: predatory habits of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in France. Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France 57: 1-11. doi:10.1080/00379271.2020.1867005 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Vanessa atalanta Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI eats Vespa velutina Verdasca MJ, Godinho R, Rocha RG, Portocarrero M, Carvalheiro LG, Rebelo R, Rebelo H. 2021. A metabarcoding tool to detect predation of the honeybee Apis mellifera and other wild insects by the invasive Vespa velutina. Journal of Pest Science. doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01401-3 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
facilitation 3
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Robinia pseudoacacia Leza M, Miranda MA, Colomar V. 2018. First detection of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean): a challenging study case. Biological Invasions 20: 1643-1649. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1658-z DOI
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Betula pendula Ries C, Schneider N, Vitali F, Weigand A. 2021. First records and distribution of the invasive alien hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Luxembourg. Bulletin de la Soci�t� des naturalistes luxembourgeois 123:181�193
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Quercus robur Leza M, Miranda MA, Colomar V. 2018. First detection of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean): a challenging study case. Biological Invasions 20: 1643-1649. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1658-z DOI
herbivory 8
- GloBI eats Vitis vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91409325
- GloBI eats Ficus carica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92764654
- GloBI eats Malus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18426056
- GloBI eats Pyrus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312636553
- GloBI eats Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245613717
- GloBI eats Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56607698
- GloBI eats Prunus avium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86126528
- GloBI eats Litchi chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13911923
pollination 124
- GloBI interactsWith Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92483569
- GloBI pollinates Salvia elegans doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Pyrus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128637398
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92589006
- GloBI pollinates Tetrapanax papyrifer doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Malus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128477732
- GloBI interactsWith Ficus carica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128409099
- GloBI interactsWith Fagus sylvatica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92203899
- GloBI pollinates Camellia japonica doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Fatsia japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96359138
- GloBI interactsWith Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128409046
- GloBI interactsWith Symphoricarpos albus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129700467
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euonymus japonicus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228830976
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Rhaphiolepis bibas https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98370064
- GloBI pollinates Cydonia oblonga doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90365187
- GloBI interactsWith Passiflora caerulea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133488735
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Sicyos angulatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319403991
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Persea americana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267491620
- GloBI interactsWith Vitis vinifera vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58853741
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Asclepias curassavica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350259352
- GloBI interactsWith Betula pendula https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97259219
- GloBI interactsWith Carpinus betulus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93055708
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euphorbia characias https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108725051
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138651749
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hoya carnosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304931268
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus robur https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95553354
- GloBI pollinates Brassica napus Yi Zou and Felix J. J. A. Bianchi DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Reynoutria japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94446889
- GloBI interactsWith Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54295479
- GloBI interactsWith Robinia pseudoacacia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101406193
- GloBI pollinates Camellia sinensis doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Vitis vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29499814
- GloBI interactsWith Prunus avium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93679133
- GloBI interactsWith Alnus glutinosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100327283
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Alstroemeria aurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92788723
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Campsis radicans https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92301900
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Crithmum maritimum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230810231
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euphorbia milii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99418588
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera hibernica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313528081
- GloBI visits Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90545002
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90545002
- GloBI interactsWith Larix decidua https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93551670
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Syzygium jambos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196117947
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Xanthostemon chrysanthus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319359365
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera helix @article{Barberis_Bitonto_Costantino_Bianco_Birtele_Bonifacino_Cangelmi_Capò_Chroni_d’Agostino_et al._2025, title={Insect-flower interactions in the Mediterranean area: a Citizen Science dataset collated within the LIFE 4 Pollinators project}, volume={39}, url={https://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/872}, DOI={10.26786/1920-7603(2025)872}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Pollinators play a vital role in most terrestrial ecosystems, supporting wild plant communities and enhancing agricultural yields. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, they have been experiencing an alarming decline over the past decades. The Mediterranean region, known for harboring highly diverse communities of plants and pollinators, is particularly vulnerable due to intense anthropogenic pressures. Furthermore, the ecological roles of many floral visitors remain poorly understood, hindering conservation efforts. In response, in recent years, growing attention has been directed toward the contribution that citizens can give in support of pollinator research. An increasing number of projects have adopted a Citizen Science approach to enable large-scale data collection. The LIFE 4 Pollinators project (LIFE18/GIE/IT/000755) “Involving people to protect wild bees and other pollinators in the Mediterranean” aims to promote the conservation of pollinating insects and entomophilous plants across the Mediterranean region by fostering progressive changes in human practices that threaten wild pollinators. In addition to the implementation of several actions to raise awareness, the project launched a web platform to collect photographic records of flower–insect interaction from the public. The platform is expected to remain active for at least ten years, during which we encourage continuing record submissions by interested bodies. With this data paper we are making the current dataset freely accessible to anyone, committing to periodic online updates.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={Journal of Pollination Ecology}, author={Barberis, Marta and Bitonto, Fortunato Fulvio and Costantino, Roberto and Bianco, Lorenzo and Birtele, Daniele and Bonifacino, Marco and Cangelmi, Giacomo and Capò, Miquel and Chroni, Athanasia and d’Agostino, Marco and et al.}, year={2025}, month={Nov.}, pages={306–315} }. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/life4pollinators/archive/74ddb96b7a611646153cb74d7f3fc58e2290dc52.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Zanthoxylum ailanthoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305000760
- GloBI interactsWith Gleditsia triacanthos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62983944
- GloBI interactsWith Morus alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128477752
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Trifolium repens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227280648
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Frangula alnus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305532999
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343315151
- GloBI interactsWith Ribes uva-crispa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128638426
- GloBI interactsWith Castanea sativa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93679162
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Passiflora edulis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18426082
- GloBI interactsWith Rubus idaeus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132437402
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ruta graveolens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194275883
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ensete ventricosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314990493
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330858427
- GloBI interactsWith Acer platanoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64579404
- GloBI interactsWith Acer pseudoplatanus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93823450
- GloBI visits Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90804667
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90058475
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Barringtonia racemosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299463161
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Callistemon citrinus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315277907
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Choisya ternata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39643555
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cistus albidus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291340308
- GloBI pollinates Citrus trifoliata doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Costus woodsonii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76449495
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Crataegus monogyna https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267338383
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Daphne gnidium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345478302
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Delairea odorata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143449124
- GloBI visits Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17478196
- GloBI interactsWith Fraxinus excelsior https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101766027
- GloBI visits Gomphocarpus physocarpus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91132105
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Gomphocarpus physocarpus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91132105
- GloBI interactsWith Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175155326
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hibiscus syriacus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243311134
- GloBI visits Hydrangea chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88837483
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hydrangea chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88837483
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Iris domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119582587
- GloBI visits Ixora coccinea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85087790
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ixora coccinea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96595285
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Lantana camara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56131645
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Leea guineensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88359294
- GloBI pollinates Liriodendron tulipifera doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Lonicera pileata yunnanensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77712226
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa basjoo https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101162556
- GloBI interactsWith Musa × paradisiaca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60290390
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Myoporum laetum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263533472
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Odontonema tubaeforme https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315195181
- GloBI interactsWith Oenothera glazioviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126220707
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Oenothera glazioviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126220707
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Oenothera lindheimeri https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93680610
- GloBI interactsWith Pseudotsuga menziesii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99362401
- GloBI interactsWith Reynoutria japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134881195
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Rotheca myricoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90122186
- GloBI interactsWith Salix alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63941698
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Salvia leucantha https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17956120
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Sambucus javanica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319770851
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Smyrnium olusatrum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108431503
- GloBI visits Symphoricarpos albus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186671993
- GloBI interactsWith Symphoricarpos orbiculatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178200806
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Syzygium elliptifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221252018
- GloBI visits Syzygium jambos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196117947
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tetrapanax papyrifer https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145501903
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Thalia dealbata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55278828
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Thalia geniculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299171211
- GloBI interactsWith Thuja occidentalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105504307
- GloBI visits Zanthoxylum avicennae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93334777
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Vitis vinifera Ries C, Schneider N, Vitali F, Weigand A. 2021. First records and distribution of the invasive alien hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Luxembourg. Bulletin de la Soci�t� des naturalistes luxembourgeois 123:181�193
- GloBI pollinates Foeniculum vulgare Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia sinensis Ueno T. 2015. Flower-Visiting by the Invasive Hornet Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences 3:444�448
- GloBI pollinates Ruta graveolens Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Angelica sylvestris Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia drupifera Wei W, Wu H, Li X, et al. 2019. Diversity, Daily Activity Patterns, and Pollination Effectiveness of the Insects Visiting Camellia osmantha, C. vietnamensis, and C. oleifera in South China. Insects 10:98. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040098 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia japonica Ueno T. 2015. Flower-Visiting by the Invasive Hornet Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences 3:444�448
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia oleifera Wei W, Wu H, Li X, et al. 2019. Diversity, Daily Activity Patterns, and Pollination Effectiveness of the Insects Visiting Camellia osmantha, C. vietnamensis, and C. oleifera in South China. Insects 10:98. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040098 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Euonymus japonicus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Heracleum sphondylium Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Musa basjoo https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60699839
- GloBI pollinates Reynoutria japonica Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Symphoricarpos albus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
attractant 95
- GloBI interactsWith Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92483569
- GloBI pollinates Salvia elegans doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92589006
- GloBI pollinates Tetrapanax papyrifer doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Camellia japonica doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Fatsia japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96359138
- GloBI interactsWith Symphoricarpos albus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129700467
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euonymus japonicus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228830976
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Rhaphiolepis bibas https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98370064
- GloBI interactsWith Passiflora caerulea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133488735
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Sicyos angulatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319403991
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Asclepias curassavica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350259352
- GloBI interactsWith Betula pendula https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97259219
- GloBI interactsWith Carpinus betulus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93055708
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euphorbia characias https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108725051
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138651749
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hoya carnosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304931268
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus robur https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95553354
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Reynoutria japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94446889
- GloBI interactsWith Alnus glutinosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100327283
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Alstroemeria aurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92788723
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Campsis radicans https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92301900
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Crithmum maritimum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230810231
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Euphorbia milii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99418588
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera hibernica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313528081
- GloBI visits Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90545002
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90545002
- GloBI interactsWith Larix decidua https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93551670
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Syzygium jambos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196117947
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Xanthostemon chrysanthus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319359365
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera helix @article{Barberis_Bitonto_Costantino_Bianco_Birtele_Bonifacino_Cangelmi_Capò_Chroni_d’Agostino_et al._2025, title={Insect-flower interactions in the Mediterranean area: a Citizen Science dataset collated within the LIFE 4 Pollinators project}, volume={39}, url={https://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/872}, DOI={10.26786/1920-7603(2025)872}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Pollinators play a vital role in most terrestrial ecosystems, supporting wild plant communities and enhancing agricultural yields. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, they have been experiencing an alarming decline over the past decades. The Mediterranean region, known for harboring highly diverse communities of plants and pollinators, is particularly vulnerable due to intense anthropogenic pressures. Furthermore, the ecological roles of many floral visitors remain poorly understood, hindering conservation efforts. In response, in recent years, growing attention has been directed toward the contribution that citizens can give in support of pollinator research. An increasing number of projects have adopted a Citizen Science approach to enable large-scale data collection. The LIFE 4 Pollinators project (LIFE18/GIE/IT/000755) “Involving people to protect wild bees and other pollinators in the Mediterranean” aims to promote the conservation of pollinating insects and entomophilous plants across the Mediterranean region by fostering progressive changes in human practices that threaten wild pollinators. In addition to the implementation of several actions to raise awareness, the project launched a web platform to collect photographic records of flower–insect interaction from the public. The platform is expected to remain active for at least ten years, during which we encourage continuing record submissions by interested bodies. With this data paper we are making the current dataset freely accessible to anyone, committing to periodic online updates.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={Journal of Pollination Ecology}, author={Barberis, Marta and Bitonto, Fortunato Fulvio and Costantino, Roberto and Bianco, Lorenzo and Birtele, Daniele and Bonifacino, Marco and Cangelmi, Giacomo and Capò, Miquel and Chroni, Athanasia and d’Agostino, Marco and et al.}, year={2025}, month={Nov.}, pages={306–315} }. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/life4pollinators/archive/74ddb96b7a611646153cb74d7f3fc58e2290dc52.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Zanthoxylum ailanthoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305000760
- GloBI interactsWith Acer platanoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64579404
- GloBI interactsWith Acer pseudoplatanus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93823450
- GloBI visits Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90804667
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90058475
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Barringtonia racemosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299463161
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Callistemon citrinus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315277907
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Choisya ternata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39643555
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cistus albidus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291340308
- GloBI pollinates Citrus trifoliata doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Costus woodsonii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76449495
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Crataegus monogyna https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267338383
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Daphne gnidium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345478302
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Delairea odorata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143449124
- GloBI visits Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17478196
- GloBI interactsWith Fraxinus excelsior https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101766027
- GloBI visits Gomphocarpus physocarpus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91132105
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Gomphocarpus physocarpus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91132105
- GloBI interactsWith Heracleum sphondylium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175155326
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hibiscus syriacus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243311134
- GloBI visits Hydrangea chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88837483
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hydrangea chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88837483
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Iris domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119582587
- GloBI visits Ixora coccinea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85087790
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ixora coccinea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96595285
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Lantana camara https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56131645
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Leea guineensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88359294
- GloBI pollinates Liriodendron tulipifera doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Lonicera pileata yunnanensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77712226
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa basjoo https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101162556
- GloBI interactsWith Musa × paradisiaca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60290390
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Myoporum laetum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263533472
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Odontonema tubaeforme https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315195181
- GloBI interactsWith Oenothera glazioviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126220707
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Oenothera glazioviana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126220707
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Oenothera lindheimeri https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93680610
- GloBI interactsWith Pseudotsuga menziesii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99362401
- GloBI interactsWith Reynoutria japonica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134881195
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Rotheca myricoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90122186
- GloBI interactsWith Salix alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63941698
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Salvia leucantha https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17956120
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Sambucus javanica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319770851
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Smyrnium olusatrum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108431503
- GloBI visits Symphoricarpos albus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186671993
- GloBI interactsWith Symphoricarpos orbiculatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178200806
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Syzygium elliptifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221252018
- GloBI visits Syzygium jambos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196117947
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tetrapanax papyrifer https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145501903
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Thalia dealbata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55278828
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Thalia geniculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299171211
- GloBI interactsWith Thuja occidentalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105504307
- GloBI visits Zanthoxylum avicennae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93334777
- GloBI pollinates Angelica sylvestris Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Betula pendula Ries C, Schneider N, Vitali F, Weigand A. 2021. First records and distribution of the invasive alien hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Luxembourg. Bulletin de la Soci�t� des naturalistes luxembourgeois 123:181�193
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia drupifera Wei W, Wu H, Li X, et al. 2019. Diversity, Daily Activity Patterns, and Pollination Effectiveness of the Insects Visiting Camellia osmantha, C. vietnamensis, and C. oleifera in South China. Insects 10:98. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040098 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia japonica Ueno T. 2015. Flower-Visiting by the Invasive Hornet Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences 3:444�448
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia oleifera Wei W, Wu H, Li X, et al. 2019. Diversity, Daily Activity Patterns, and Pollination Effectiveness of the Insects Visiting Camellia osmantha, C. vietnamensis, and C. oleifera in South China. Insects 10:98. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040098 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Euonymus japonicus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Heracleum sphondylium Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Musa basjoo https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60699839
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Quercus robur Leza M, Miranda MA, Colomar V. 2018. First detection of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean): a challenging study case. Biological Invasions 20: 1643-1649. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1658-z DOI
- GloBI pollinates Reynoutria japonica Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Symphoricarpos albus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
biocontrol 20
- GloBI eats Apis mellifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17344532
- GloBI preysOn Apis mellifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298001529
- GloBI eats Eristalis tenax Rome Q, Perrard A, Muller F, Fontaine C, Quilès A, Zuccon D, Villemant C. 2021. Not just honeybees: predatory habits of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in France. Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France 57: 1-11. doi:10.1080/00379271.2020.1867005 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Apis cerana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13539391
- GloBI preysOn Eristalis tenax https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285025072
- GloBI preysOn Vespa bicolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144984467
- GloBI preysOn Dysphania militaris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233676952
- GloBI preysOn Pantala flavescens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26589668
- GloBI preysOn Elymnias hypermnestra https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125748738
- GloBI preysOn Euploea core https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221507493
- GloBI preysOn Lissachatina fulica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338459001
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262106006
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93873664
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187745527
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106321206
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53243972
- GloBI eats Vanessa atalanta Rome Q, Perrard A, Muller F, Fontaine C, Quilès A, Zuccon D, Villemant C. 2021. Not just honeybees: predatory habits of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in France. Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France 57: 1-11. doi:10.1080/00379271.2020.1867005 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Vanessa atalanta Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI eats Vespa velutina Verdasca MJ, Godinho R, Rocha RG, Portocarrero M, Carvalheiro LG, Rebelo R, Rebelo H. 2021. A metabarcoding tool to detect predation of the honeybee Apis mellifera and other wild insects by the invasive Vespa velutina. Journal of Pest Science. doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01401-3 DOI
- GloBI preysOn Vespa velutina Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
crop interaction 40
- GloBI interactsWith Pyrus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128637398
- GloBI interactsWith Malus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128477732
- GloBI interactsWith Ficus carica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128409099
- GloBI eats Vitis vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91409325
- GloBI interactsWith Fagus sylvatica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92203899
- GloBI interactsWith Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128409046
- GloBI eats Ficus carica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92764654
- GloBI pollinates Cydonia oblonga doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90365187
- GloBI eats Malus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18426056
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Persea americana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267491620
- GloBI interactsWith Vitis vinifera vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58853741
- GloBI eats Pyrus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312636553
- GloBI pollinates Brassica napus Yi Zou and Felix J. J. A. Bianchi DOI
- GloBI eats Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245613717
- GloBI interactsWith Foeniculum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54295479
- GloBI interactsWith Robinia pseudoacacia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101406193
- GloBI pollinates Camellia sinensis doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4281-5 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Vitis vinifera https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29499814
- GloBI interactsWith Prunus avium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93679133
- GloBI eats Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56607698
- GloBI eats Prunus avium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86126528
- GloBI interactsWith Gleditsia triacanthos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62983944
- GloBI eats Litchi chinensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13911923
- GloBI interactsWith Morus alba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128477752
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Trifolium repens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227280648
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Frangula alnus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305532999
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Prunus domestica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343315151
- GloBI interactsWith Ribes uva-crispa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128638426
- GloBI interactsWith Castanea sativa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93679162
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Passiflora edulis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18426082
- GloBI interactsWith Rubus idaeus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132437402
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ruta graveolens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194275883
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ensete ventricosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314990493
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330858427
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Vitis vinifera Ries C, Schneider N, Vitali F, Weigand A. 2021. First records and distribution of the invasive alien hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Luxembourg. Bulletin de la Soci�t� des naturalistes luxembourgeois 123:181�193
- GloBI pollinates Foeniculum vulgare Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI createsHabitatFor Robinia pseudoacacia Leza M, Miranda MA, Colomar V. 2018. First detection of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean): a challenging study case. Biological Invasions 20: 1643-1649. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1658-z DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Camellia sinensis Ueno T. 2015. Flower-Visiting by the Invasive Hornet Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences 3:444�448
- GloBI pollinates Ruta graveolens Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI