Global Color Variation in Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Potential Threat of Spread of the Commercially Reared “Hongniang” Phenotype

Xiao-Juan Huang, Jia Li, Huan-Yi Guo, Yi Ran, Jia-Qi Kang, Yao Zhang, Tong Zhou, Chen-Lu Yang, Yi-Cen He, Si-Yuan Yue, Yuan Hua, Cornelis van Achterberg, Li-Jun Cai, Jiang-Li Tan

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10.3390/insects17090934
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2026-09-07
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Insects
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MDPI AG
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@article{allodium:10.3390/insects17090934,
  title = {Global Color Variation in Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Potential Threat of Spread of the Commercially Reared “Hongniang” Phenotype},
  author = {Xiao-Juan Huang and Jia Li and Huan-Yi Guo and Yi Ran and Jia-Qi Kang and Yao Zhang and Tong Zhou and Chen-Lu Yang and Yi-Cen He and Si-Yuan Yue and Yuan Hua and Cornelis van Achterberg and Li-Jun Cai and Jiang-Li Tan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Insects},
  doi = {10.3390/insects17090934},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17090934}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Global Color Variation in Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Potential Threat of Spread of the Commercially Reared “Hongniang” Phenotype
AU  - Xiao-Juan Huang
AU  - Jia Li
AU  - Huan-Yi Guo
AU  - Yi Ran
AU  - Jia-Qi Kang
AU  - Yao Zhang
AU  - Tong Zhou
AU  - Chen-Lu Yang
AU  - Yi-Cen He
AU  - Si-Yuan Yue
AU  - Yuan Hua
AU  - Cornelis van Achterberg
AU  - Li-Jun Cai
AU  - Jiang-Li Tan
PY  - 2026
JO  - Insects
DO  - 10.3390/insects17090934
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17090934
ER  - 

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Huang, X., Li, J., Guo, H., Ran, Y., Kang, J., Zhang, Y., Zhou, T., Yang, C., He, Y., Yue, S., Hua, Y., Achterberg, C. V., Cai, L., & Tan, J. (2026). Global Color Variation in Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Potential Threat of Spread of the Commercially Reared “Hongniang” Phenotype. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17090934

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