Highlights•Social insects are affected by climate change just like solitary organisms.•Certain
traits allow social insects to cope better with climate change-to some extent.•Specialists will …

Biological invasions are a grave threat to ecosystems. The black garden ant (Lasius niger) is
a pest species in Europe. Current literature states that L. niger occupies a disjunct native …

Background The invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus, is the most recently detected pest
ant and the first known invasive ant able to become established and thrive in the temperate …

Ant assemblages were studied in Warsaw in the context of the effects of urban pressure.
Four types of urban greenery were selected:(1) green areas bordering streets,(2) in housing …

The expansion process of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus in Europe and Asia is
described in terms of: a) local expansion through colony growing measured on four …

Biological invasions are occurring frequently and with great impact to agricultural production
and other ecosystem services. In response to this, the Australian Weed Risk Assessment …

Social insects have a very high potential to become invasive pest species. Here, we explore
how their social lifestyle and their interaction with parasites may contribute to this invasive …

Invasive ant species represent a serious threat to many ecological communities, often
causing decreases in the abundance, species richness and diversity of native ants and other …

Two of the world's most invasive ants, Linepithema humile and Lasius neglectus, are
destined to overlap in range as they continue to spread throughout Europe. Although L …

Community ecology seeks to unravel the mechanisms that allow species to coexist in space.
Some of the contending mechanisms may generate tractable signatures in the amount of …