Insect species associated with human goods continue to be accidentally introduced into new
locations. A small proportion of these introduced species become invasive, causing a range …

The global trade of species promotes diverse human activities but also facilitates the
introduction of potentially invasive species into new environments. As species ignore …

Africa hosts several economically significant lepidopteran cereal stemborer species
belonging to the C rambidae, N octuidae and P yralidae families. The invasive spotted …

Habitat disturbance, particularly of human origin, promotes the invasion of exotic plants,
which in turn might foster the invasion of alien-interacting animals. Here we assess whether …

Following the recent introduction of Vespa velutina into France, an increase in predation on
domestic honeybees, Apis mellifera, has resulted from the dispersion of this hornet across …

Interaction webs summarize the diverse interactions among species in communities. The
addition or loss of particular species and the alteration of key interactions can lead to the …

A recent (March 2006) field survey of plant-pollinator interactions in North Patagonia,
Argentina, revealed the presence of Bombus terrestris as flower visitors to several plant …

The neogregarine Apicystis bombi is considered a low prevalence parasite of Bombus spp.
Before our work it has only once been detected in one single specimen of the Western …

Abstract Background Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), a major invasive pest of Solanaceous plants,
was recently detected in Botswana. Abiotic and biotic factors, together with a suite of …

We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in
Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula …