If there are disparities according to the departments, the whole of the French territory is now invaded by the Asian hornet. “It is no longer just a national problem, but a European problem”, emphasizes Éric Darrouzet, lecturer at the University of Tours and specialist in the species, according to whom “all of Western Europe is colonized”. The main reason is global warming.
“We will have to live with it in the long term”warns the researcher who, with his colleagues at the Institute for Research on Insect Biology (IRBI), is working on solutions aimed at “control and limit the presence of the insect, which both has an impact on biodiversity, but also on the economy or on health human…”
2023-08-11 16:07:55
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