The yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) is the first invasive Vespidae predator of
honeybees to be accidentally introduced into Europe from Asia. In the current pollinator …

Forest health worldwide is impacted by many invasive alien pathogens and pests (IAPPs)
that cause significant harm, with severe economic losses and environmental alterations …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity,
particularly through their interactions with other drivers of change. Horizon scanning, the …

Biological invasions are a threat to biodiversity, society and the economy. There is an urgent
need to provide evidence‐based assessments of the risks posed by invasive alien species …

The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species
(IAS) of Union concern of the European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 does not fully …

Abstract The European Union (EU) has recently published its first list of invasive alien
species (IAS) of EU concern to which current legislation must apply. The list comprises …

We report the occurrence of the North American ragweed leaf beetle Ophraella communa in
Europe. During our surveys to monitor populations of the invasive alien plant Ambrosia …

World trade has greatly increased in recent decades, together with a higher risk of
introducing non-indigenous pests. Introduction trends show no sign of saturation, and it …

Invasive alien plants are considered a major driver of global biodiversity loss. Therefore,
there is a huge demand of spatial and temporal data on their distribution for investigating …

Plant pathogens are introduced to new geographical regions ever more frequently as global
connectivity increases. Predicting the threat they pose to plant health can be difficult without …