Background Social insects are among the most serious invasive pests in the world,
particularly successful at monopolizing environmental resources to outcompete native …

The little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata, native to the Neotropics, has become a serious
pest worldwide over the past 100 years. It was originally distributed from Mexico to northern …

The establishment of new symbiotic interactions between introduced species may facilitate
invasion success. For instance, tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva Mayr) is known to be an …

Ants are among the most diverse, abundant and ecologically significant organisms on earth.
They have colonized almost all existing habitats, including urban areas, where they may …

The globally invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) possesses a venom lethal to some
amphibian species in the invaded range. To test the novel weapons hypothesis (NWH), the …

Species can coexist through equalizing (similar fitness abilities) and stabilizing (unique
niche requirements) mechanisms—assuming that intraspecific competition imposes more …

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) are
among the top 100 invasive alien species globally, causing significant ecological and …

Ants are among the most successful species at invading new environments. Their success
undeniably comes from their various modes of reproduction and colony breeding structures …

We report the first observation of the invasive longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis)
in the Mount Elgon region of eastern Uganda. About 43 000 ants were sampled in 256 …

At the southern end of Balboa Park in San Diego lies the Starlight Bowl, where the Civic
Light Opera staged summertime musicals for more than 65 years. The Starlight has been …