In Germany, an aggressive type of ant, which threatens buildings and infrastructure, spreads further to the north. TASR writes about this according to Friday’s DPA report. Ants invasive type of pawnoma magnum From the Mediterranean area, they have already spread north of Cologne and Hannover, An ant expert Manfred Verhaagh from the Natural History Museum in Karlsruhe said.
“They have their super -colones from hundreds of thousands to millions of individuals,” He warned that it was much more than the colonies of other types of ants. According to scientists, this invasive kind of ants already represents Threatening of construction infrastructure in Baden-Württemberg and other Federal States of Germany. For example, in KEHL, their activity caused failures of the Internet network. This kind of ant has also been registered in other parts of Europe, eg. in France and Switzerland.
Therefore, German scientists and authorities are now working for the first time in the project to stop the insect procedure. The type of Tapinoma magnum has not yet been officially ranked as invasive, as it does not pose a sufficiently high risk for local ecosystems. Environment Minister in Baden-Württemberg Andre Baumann considers Tapinoma Magnum to be a “pest” even though it is not yet legally labeled.
