Invasive ant Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): A rare guest or increasingly common indoor pest in Europe?
The ghost ant (GA), Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793), is one of the most common invasive species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the world. While in its native tropical region it is both an ordinary indoor and outdoor pest, it occurs only indoors in the temperate zone, where increasing...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2015-11-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201504-0016_Invasive_ant_Tapinoma_melanocephalum_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_A_rare_guest_or_increasingly_common_indoor_pest.php |