TY  - JOUR
AU  - Schultz, R.
AU  - Busch, T.
T1  - The northernmost record of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
JF  - Myrmecological News
Y1  - 2009
DA  - 2009
PB  - The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics
SN  - Print: 1994-4136 - Online: 1997-3500
N1  - 10.25849/myrmecol.news_012:183
DO  - 10.25849/myrmecol.news_012:183
SP  - 183-186
KW  - Invasive species, range expansion, climate change, Lasius neglectus.
AB  - The invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus VAN LOON, BOOMSMA & ANDRÁSFALVY, 1990, possibly native to Asia Minor, is currently spreading through urban areas of Europe and Middle Asia. In June 2008, we discovered three populations of L. neglectus in Rostock, Germany (54.1° N, 12.1° E), the most northern location recorded for this species. The main Rostock population covers more than seven hectares, centering on an urban park. Two much smaller populations occur in a botanical garden 1.5 km to the west. Near the centre of the main population, we found no other ant species present. It is unclear how much farther north this species will spread.
JA  - Myrmecological News
M3  - Original Article
VL  - 12