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https://hdl.handle.net/2183/47167 El avispón invasor: el discurso sobre Vespa velutina en los medios de comunicación e implicaciones para su gestión
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Pérez-Fernández, F., Cortés-Vázquez, J. A., & Servia, M. J. (2025). El avispón invasor: El discurso sobre Vespa velutina en los medios de comunicación e implicaciones para su gestión. Ecosistemas, 34(3), 3010. https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.3010
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[Resumen] El avispón de patas amarillas Vespa velutina Lepetelier, 1836 se extendió rápidamente por Europa a partir de su llegada a Francia hace dos décadas, y fue detectado por primera vez en Galicia en 2012 y en Asturias en 2014, áreas especialmente afectadas por esta especie. Su expansión ha despertado preocupación social por su impacto sobre la apicultura, así como por los impactos ecológicos, económicos y de salud humana que se le atribuyen. En este trabajo analizamos la relación entre la evolución de la invasión y las publicaciones en prensa y el interés social por la especie en los años 2019 y 2020. Exploramos la influencia del ciclo biológico en la cobertura informativa y comparamos el discurso sobre V. velutina construido en medios de comunicación gallegos y asturianos. Asimismo, valoramos los mecanismos de respuesta al problema a los que apela la prensa de estas comunidades autónomas y se evalúan las estrategias que propugnan, contrastándolas con la literatura científica. Los resultados muestran un discurso notablemente más beligerante en la prensa gallega que en la asturiana, que persigue en ambos casos diezmar la población de V. velutina, un objetivo poco realista y con posibles efectos indeseados que pueden provocar daños medioambientales.
[Abstract] The yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina Lepetelier, 1836 spread rapidly throughout Europe after its arrival in France two decades ago. It was first detected in Galicia in 2012 and in Asturias in 2014, and both areas are particularly affected by this species. Its expansion has raised social concern due to its impact on beekeeping, as well as the ecological, economic and human health impacts attributed to it. In this paper we explore the connection between the evolution of the invasion and the press news and social interest in the species in 2019 and 2020. We explore also the influence of the biological cycle on news coverage and compare the discourse constructed on V. velutina in Galician and Asturian press media. Likewise, we assess the response mechanisms that the press of these autonomous communities appeal to and the strategies they advocate in the framework of the available scientific literature. Results show a noticeably more belligerent discourse in the Galician than in the Asturian press, which in both cases aim at decimating the population of V. velutina, an unrealistic objective with potential adverse effects that can lead to environmental damage.
[Abstract] The yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina Lepetelier, 1836 spread rapidly throughout Europe after its arrival in France two decades ago. It was first detected in Galicia in 2012 and in Asturias in 2014, and both areas are particularly affected by this species. Its expansion has raised social concern due to its impact on beekeeping, as well as the ecological, economic and human health impacts attributed to it. In this paper we explore the connection between the evolution of the invasion and the press news and social interest in the species in 2019 and 2020. We explore also the influence of the biological cycle on news coverage and compare the discourse constructed on V. velutina in Galician and Asturian press media. Likewise, we assess the response mechanisms that the press of these autonomous communities appeal to and the strategies they advocate in the framework of the available scientific literature. Results show a noticeably more belligerent discourse in the Galician than in the Asturian press, which in both cases aim at decimating the population of V. velutina, an unrealistic objective with potential adverse effects that can lead to environmental damage.
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