Population genomics of the invasive Northern Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia in North America and across its native range.

ABSTRACT: The northern giant hornet Vespa mandarinia (NGH) is a voracious predator of other insect species, including honey bees. NGH's native range spans subtropical and temperate regions across much of east and southeast Asia and, in 2019, exotic populations of the species were discovered in North America. Despite this broad range and invasive potential, investigation of the population genomic structure of NGH across its native and introduced ranges has thus far been limited to a small number of mitochondrial samples. Here, we present analyses of genomic data from NGH individuals collected across the species' native range and from exotic individuals collected in North America. We provide the first survey of whole-genome population variation for any hornet species, covering this species' native and

SUBMITTER: Taylor BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11088652 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature