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Asian Needle Ant, Known for Painful Stings, Now Established in About 20 U.S. States

Officials urge simple steps to cut encounters with nests.

Germany Confirms First Asiatic Needle Ant Find in Stuttgart

First Established Asian Needle Ant Colony Confirmed in Germany

New Zealand Steps Up Hunt for Yellow-Legged Hornets as Experts Urge Wider Search

Off-Season Asian Hornet Alerts Surge in Galicia, Exceeding 6,300 in October

France Confirms First Pine Wood Nematode Outbreak, Sets 20 km Control Zone in Landes

UK Confirms Isolated Detections of Aedes Mosquitoes in 2023–24, Not Established

Introduced Bootanomyia Wasps on Both U.S. Coasts Show Separate Lineages

Ireland Forms Taskforce After Cork Hornet Capture as Acoustic Detection Emerges

Vancouver Researchers Mobilize to Monitor Emerald Ash Borer After Citizen Discovery

Invasive Lasius neglectus Ant Detected in Karlsruhe, Challenging Control Efforts

Invasive Tapinoma magnum Ants Detected in Eastern Germany

Tapinoma Magnum Ant Invasion Expands to Saxony as German Cities Step Up Defenses

Early Heatwave Fuels American Cockroach Infestation in Rome

German States Seek National List to Curb Invasive Ant Threat

Asian Hornet Declared Established in Germany as Control Efforts Shift

Mediterranean Ant Species Expands Across Germany, Threatens Infrastructure

Invasive 'Murder Hornets' Officially Eradicated from the U.S.

Invasive Southern Giant Hornets Found in Europe for the First Time

Invasive Joro Spiders Confirmed in Pennsylvania for the First Time