{"id":11207,"date":"2022-08-13T11:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/european-hornet\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T11:22:11","slug":"european-hornet","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/european-hornet\/","title":{"rendered":"European hornet"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]The European hornet belongs to the true wasps and is common in Europe and North America.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1704540125611{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nGiant hornet
\nBrown hornet<\/p>\n

Do not confuse with:<\/em>
\nHornet mimic hoverfly<\/a> (Volucella zonaria)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11189″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]European hornet<\/strong> (Vespa crabro)<\/em>. The 3.5 cm long hornet belongs to the true wasps (Vespinae)<\/em> and is common in Europe and North America. European settlers brought the European hornets with them in the 1800s. Unlike common wasps, hornets are not very numerous.
\nThe European hornet catches large quantities of insects to feed its larvae. The hornets themselves live on sugar-rich plant juices.
\nHornets primarily prey on flies and mosquitoes, sometimes honeybees, butterflies and caterpillars. Spiders are also on the menu.
\nAmong the birds<\/a> of prey, the European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)<\/em> is a formidable enemy of hornets.
\nHornets, like other wasp<\/a> species, live only one summer – they do not survive the winter. This is not the case for the queen, she is the only one to hibernate and come out of hibernation in April and start a new nest. The nest is made from fibers of dead deciduous wood. A nest can be anywhere: clumps of grass, in a birdhouse, a hole in the ground, sheds and under roofs.
\nHornets are not aggressive unless one gets too close to the nest.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1660382408617{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n