The Argentine ant - a significant invasive species in agricultural, urban and natural environments

By S. Vega, M. Rust. 2001

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The Effects of Invasive Ants on Prospective Ant Mutualists (2004, background): “…honeydew-producing Homoptera are common in habitats dominated by L. humile (Newell and Barber 1913; Way 1963; Markin 1970; Phillips and Sherk 1991; Vega and Rust 2001; Wetterer et al. 2001), P. megacephala (Reimer et al. 1993; Campbell 1994; Dejean et al. 1996; GonzalezHernandez et al. 1999) and…”
Worldwide spread of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2009, background): “In addition, L. humile can be a significant agricultural pest, enhancing populations of Hemiptera (VEGA & RUST 2001).”
Consensual predictions of potential distributional areas for invasive species: a case study of Argentine ants in the Iberian Peninsula (2009, background): “2005), from where they invade natural habitats, causing severe ecologic and economic impacts (Vega and Rust 2001).”
Modelling the potential geographic distribution of invasive ant species in New Zealand (2007, background): “rainfall reduce the time spent foraging (Vega and Rust 2001).”