Recent advances and avenues for the pest management of invasive social wasps and hornets

IF 5.8 1区农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY

Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI:10.1016/j.cois.2025.101336

Philip J Lester

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Abstract

Invasive social wasps and hornets pose significant threats to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and animal and human health. This review evaluates recent advances in invasive wasp and hornet management using criteria developed for assessing the feasibility of eradication and control programmes. I emphasise the importance and methods of early detection, citizen science, public involvement, and the role of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, drones, and radio telemetry for nest detection. Toxic baits remain a vital tool for population suppression, although improvements in their efficacy and selectivity are needed to mitigate nontarget impacts. The review explores the development of targeted control tools, including emerging biological and genetic control methods, which promise potential solutions but require careful consideration of ecological risks. Genetic interventions include gene drives that offer future potential for sustained long-term control but require robust regulatory frameworks. Global collaboration to standardise management is essential, as invasion and control efforts in one region can affect neighbouring countries. The integration of international best practices with legal frameworks, public engagement, and adaptive management strategies will be critical to the success of future management programmes.

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入侵社会性黄蜂和大黄蜂害虫管理的最新进展和途径。

入侵的群居黄蜂和大黄蜂对生物多样性、生态系统服务以及动物和人类健康构成重大威胁。本文综述了入侵黄蜂和大黄蜂管理的最新进展，采用了评估根除和控制计划可行性的标准。我强调早期发现、公民科学、公众参与的重要性和方法，以及人工智能、无人机和无线电遥测等先进技术在巢穴探测中的作用。毒饵仍然是种群抑制的重要工具，尽管需要改进其功效和选择性以减轻非目标影响。这篇综述探讨了有针对性的控制工具的发展，包括新兴的生物和遗传控制方法，这些方法有可能解决问题，但需要仔细考虑生态风险。基因干预包括基因驱动，它为持续的长期控制提供了未来的潜力，但需要强有力的监管框架。实现管理标准化的全球合作至关重要，因为一个地区的入侵和控制努力可能影响到邻国。将国际最佳做法与法律框架、公众参与和适应性管理战略相结合，对未来管理方案的成功至关重要。

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Current opinion in insect science BIOLOGYECOLOGYENTOMOLOGY-ECOLOGY

CiteScore

10.40

自引率

1.90%

发文量

113

期刊介绍： Current Opinion in Insect Science is a new systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up–to–date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Insect Science. As this is such a broad discipline, we have determined themed sections each of which is reviewed once a year. The following 11 areas are covered by Current Opinion in Insect Science. -Ecology -Insect genomics -Global Change Biology -Molecular Physiology (Including Immunity) -Pests and Resistance -Parasites, Parasitoids and Biological Control -Behavioural Ecology -Development and Regulation -Social Insects -Neuroscience -Vectors and Medical and Veterinary Entomology There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field. Section Editors, who are major authorities in their area, are appointed by the Editors of the journal. They divide their section into a number of topics, ensuring that the field is comprehensively covered and that all issues of current importance are emphasized. Section Editors commission articles from leading scientists on each topic that they have selected and the commissioned authors write short review articles in which they present recent developments in their subject, emphasizing the aspects that, in their opinion, are most important. In addition, they provide short annotations to the papers that they consider to be most interesting from all those published in their topic over the previous year.