The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader

The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is one of the world’s worst invasive species, with established populations in at least 40 countries on six continents. In this review, we synthesise the vast literature on this species in four areas, concentrating on its introduction to natural systems. The fir...

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Autores: Angulo, Elena, Guénard, Benoit, Balzani, Paride, Bang, Alok, Frizzi, Filippo, Masoni, Alberto, Abril, Sílvia, Suarez, Andrew V., Hoffmann, Benjamin, Benelli, Giovanni, Aonuma, Hitoshi, Lach, Lori, Mothapo, Palesa Natasha, Wossler, Theresa, Santini, Giacomo
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palavra-chave:Biological invasions
Climate change
Dolichoderinae
Invasive species
Pest control
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spelling The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invaderAngulo, ElenaGuénard, BenoitBalzani, ParideBang, AlokFrizzi, FilippoMasoni, AlbertoAbril, SílviaSuarez, Andrew V.Hoffmann, BenjaminBenelli, GiovanniAonuma, HitoshiLach, LoriMothapo, Palesa NatashaWossler, TheresaSantini, GiacomoBiological invasionsClimate changeDolichoderinaeInvasive speciesPest controlThe Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is one of the world’s worst invasive species, with established populations in at least 40 countries on six continents. In this review, we synthesise the vast literature on this species in four areas, concentrating on its introduction to natural systems. The first section reviews its distribution, habitat preferences, and the factors promoting its invasion success. Second, we review current knowledge of its ecological impacts on invertebrates, vertebrates and ecosystem functions. The third section deals with behaviour and genetics, particularly traits promoting invasiveness. Finally, we address applied issues, emphasising the quantification of the economic costs and eradication strategies associated with L. humile invasion. Despite tremendous research efforts, especially over the past 40 years, numerous knowledge gaps remain in the understanding of the distribution, ecology, impacts, management, and economic costs of this species. We conclude by highlighting the most critical gaps and propose a research agenda to tackle the future challenges in the study of L. humile biology.EA acknowledges support by the Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación, PROYEXCEL_00688 within the PAIDI 2020. AB acknowledges Azim Premji University’s Grants Programme for support (UNIV RC00326). GS and AM were supported by the National Biodiversity Future Center. BG was supported by a Visiting Professor grant by Università degli Studi di Firenze.Peer reviewedSchweizerbart science publishersJunta de AndalucíaAzim Premji UniversityNational Biodiversity Future Center (Italy)Università degli Studi di FirenzeConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/387872https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85190828597reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésEntomologia Generalishttps://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/2187Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3878722026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
title The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
spellingShingle The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
Angulo, Elena
Biological invasions
Climate change
Dolichoderinae
Invasive species
Pest control
title_short The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
title_full The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
title_fullStr The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
title_full_unstemmed The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
title_sort The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Angulo, Elena
Guénard, Benoit
Balzani, Paride
Bang, Alok
Frizzi, Filippo
Masoni, Alberto
Abril, Sílvia
Suarez, Andrew V.
Hoffmann, Benjamin
Benelli, Giovanni
Aonuma, Hitoshi
Lach, Lori
Mothapo, Palesa Natasha
Wossler, Theresa
Santini, Giacomo
author Angulo, Elena
author_facet Angulo, Elena
Guénard, Benoit
Balzani, Paride
Bang, Alok
Frizzi, Filippo
Masoni, Alberto
Abril, Sílvia
Suarez, Andrew V.
Hoffmann, Benjamin
Benelli, Giovanni
Aonuma, Hitoshi
Lach, Lori
Mothapo, Palesa Natasha
Wossler, Theresa
Santini, Giacomo
author_role author
author2 Guénard, Benoit
Balzani, Paride
Bang, Alok
Frizzi, Filippo
Masoni, Alberto
Abril, Sílvia
Suarez, Andrew V.
Hoffmann, Benjamin
Benelli, Giovanni
Aonuma, Hitoshi
Lach, Lori
Mothapo, Palesa Natasha
Wossler, Theresa
Santini, Giacomo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Junta de Andalucía
Azim Premji University
National Biodiversity Future Center (Italy)
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biological invasions
Climate change
Dolichoderinae
Invasive species
Pest control
topic Biological invasions
Climate change
Dolichoderinae
Invasive species
Pest control
description The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is one of the world’s worst invasive species, with established populations in at least 40 countries on six continents. In this review, we synthesise the vast literature on this species in four areas, concentrating on its introduction to natural systems. The first section reviews its distribution, habitat preferences, and the factors promoting its invasion success. Second, we review current knowledge of its ecological impacts on invertebrates, vertebrates and ecosystem functions. The third section deals with behaviour and genetics, particularly traits promoting invasiveness. Finally, we address applied issues, emphasising the quantification of the economic costs and eradication strategies associated with L. humile invasion. Despite tremendous research efforts, especially over the past 40 years, numerous knowledge gaps remain in the understanding of the distribution, ecology, impacts, management, and economic costs of this species. We conclude by highlighting the most critical gaps and propose a research agenda to tackle the future challenges in the study of L. humile biology.
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