Wouter DEKONINCK, Thomas PARMENTIER, and Bernhard SEIFERT (2015)
First records of a supercolonial species of the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex in Belgium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie / Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, 151:206-209.
In the summer of 2014, a highly supercolonial Tapinoma was discovered in Ostend, Belgium. This
was the first time a Tapinoma species with an invasive behaviour was discovered outdoors in Belgium.
The ant belongs to the most widely distributed of four recognized species of the Tapinoma nigerrimum
complex and is the only known species being invasive in areas north of the Mediterranean zone. In a
first attempt to eliminate the species, a Demand 10CS insecticide solution treatment was initiated in
2015. First results illustrate that this treatment might be efficient, however a long-term monitoring of
the site and its neighbourhood are suggested.
RBINS Publication(s), RBINS Collection(s), PDF available, Open Access, Peer Review
Formicidae, Tapinoma nigerrimum complex, invasive species, new species for Belgium
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