National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) in Argentina
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Senior Researcher at the Foundation for the Study of Invasive Species (FuEDEI) and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) in Argentina, and expert on highly invasive ants native to the Rio de la Plata basin
One of the world's most invasive species is Solenopsis invicta, an ant native to South America with a painful sting. In an article published in Current Biology, experts confirm the first official sighting of this species in Europe: 88 nests spread over five hectares near Syracuse in Sicily, Italy. The ants could soon spread across the continent, causing serious environmental, health and economic problems. The study is led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) of the CSIC and the UPF.