Lopresti, Laura C., Lach, Lori, and Montesinos, Daniel (2024) The specialised buzz pollination syndrome poses a partial barrier to plant invasions. Journal of Ecology. (In Press)

Villacorta Rath, Cecilia, Lach, Lori, Andrade Rodriguez, Natalia, Burrows, Damien, Gleeson, Dianne, and Trujillo-Gonzalez, Alejandro (2023) Invasive terrestrial invertebrate detection in water and soil using a targeted eDNA approach. NeoBiota, 83. pp. 71-89.

Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, and Rentz, David C.F. (2023) Revision of the genus Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) in Australia. Zootaxa, 5296. pp. 333-361.

Farnan, Holly, Yeeles, Peter, and Lach, Lori (2023) Sublethal doses of insecticide reduce thermal tolerance of a stingless bee and are not avoided in a resource choice test. Royal Society Open Science, 10 (11). 230949.

Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, and Rentz, David C.F. (2023) A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa, 5380 (3). pp. 201-226.

Volp, Trevor M., Cernusak, Lucas A., and Lach, Lori (2022) Epiphytic ant-plant obtains nitrogen from both native and invasive ant inhabitants. Biotropica, 54 (3). pp. 556-560.

Lach, Lori, Case, Dylan, Yeeles, Peter, and Hoskin, Conrad J. (2022) Invasive ants reduce abundance of small rainforest skinks. Biodiversity and Conservation, 31. pp. 739-755.

Gruber, Monica A.M., Santoro, Davide, Cooling, Meghan, Lester, Philip J., Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Boser, Christina, and Lach, Lori (2022) A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment. Ecological Applications, 32 (4). e2577.

Choppin, M., and Lach, L. (2022) A novel bee host cannot detect a microbial parasite, in contrast to its original host. Insectes Sociaux, 69. pp. 289-292.

Greenfield, Melinda J., Lach, Lori, Congdon, Brad C., Anslan, Sten, Tedersoo, Leho, Field, Matt, and Abell, Sandra E. (2021) Consistent patterns of fungal communities within ant-plants across a large geographic range strongly suggest a multipartite mutualism. Mycological Progress, 20. pp. 681-699.

Lach, Lori (2021) Invasive ant establishment, spread, and management with changing climate. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 47. pp. 119-124.

Yeeles, Peter, Strain, Angela, Lenancker, Pauline, and Lach, Lori (2021) Low reduction of invasive ant colony productivity with an insect growth regulator. Pest Management Science, 77 (4). pp. 1626-1632.

Clarke, David A., Palmer, David J., McGrannachan, Chris, Burgess, Treena I., Chown, Steven L., Clarke, Rohan H., Kumschick, Sabrina, Lach, Lori, Liebhold, Andrew M., Roy, Helen E., Saunders, Manu E., Yeates, David K., Zalucki, Myron P., and McGeoch, Melodie A. (2021) Options for reducing uncertainty in impact classification for alien species. Ecosphere, 12 (4). e03461.

Lenancker, Pauline, Feldhaar, Heike, Holzinger, Anja, Greenfield, Melinda, Strain, Angela, Yeeles, Peter, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Tay, Wee Tek, and Lach, Lori (2021) Origin, behaviour, and genetics of reproductive workers in an invasive ant. Frontiers in Zoology, 18. 13.

Feldhaar, Heike, and Lach, Lori (2020) Introduced and invasive species. In: Starr, Christopher K., (ed.) Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

Lach, Lori, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., and Moir, Melinda L. (2020) Native and non-native sources of carbohydrate correlate with abundance of an invasive ant. NeoBiota, 63. pp. 155-175.

Ebner, B.C., Millington, M., Holmes, B.J., Wilson, D.T., Sydes, T., Bickel, T.O., Power, T., Hammer, M., Lach, L., Schaffer, J., Lymbery,, A., and Morgan, D. (2020) Scoping the biosecurity risks and appropriate management relating to the freshwater ornamental aquarium trade across northern Australia. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Purkiss, Terence, and Lach, Lori (2019) Pathogen spillover from Apis mellifera to a stingless bee. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 286. 20191071.

Lach, Lori, Volp, Trevor M., and Wilder, Shawn M. (2019) Previous diet affects the amount but not the type of bait consumed by an invasive ant. Pest Management Science, 75 (10). pp. 2627-2633.

Lenancker, Pauline, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Tay, Wee Tek, and Lach, Lori (2019) Strategies of the invasive tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata) to minimize inbreeding costs. Scientific Reports, 9. 4566.

Volp, Trevor M., and Lach, Lori (2019) An epiphytic ant-plant mutualism structures arboreal ant communities. Environmental Entomology, 48 (5). pp. 1056-1062.

Moir, Melinda L., Renton, Michael, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Leng, Mei Chen, and Lach, Lori (2018) Development and testing of a standardized method to estimate honeydew production. PLoS ONE, 13 (8). e0201845.

Arnan, Xavier, Andersen, Alan N., Gibb, Heloise, Parr, Catherine L., Sanders, Nathan J., Dunn, Robert R., Angulo, Elena, Baccaro, Fabricio b., Bishop, Tom R., Boulay, Raphaël, Castracani, Cristina, Cerdá, Xim, Del Toro, Israel, Delsinne, Thibaut, Donoso, David A., Elten, Emilie K., Fayle, Tom M., Fitzpatrick, Matthew, Gómez, Crisanto, Grasso, Donato A., Grossman, Blair F., Guénard, Benoit, Gunawardene, Nihara, Heterick, Brian, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Janda, Milan, Jenkins, Clinton N., Klimes, Petr, Lach, Lori, Laeger, Thomas, Leponce, Maurice, Lucky, Andrea, Majer, Jonathan, Menke, Sean, Mezger, Dirk, Mori, Alessandra, Moses, Jimmy, Munyai, Thinandavha Caswell, Paknia, Omid, Pfeiffer, Martin, Philpott, Stacy M., De Souza, Jorge L.P., Tista, Melanie, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., and Retana, Javier (2018) Dominance-diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion. Global Change Biology, 24 (10). pp. 4614-4625.

Ferguson, Jade A., Northfield, Tobin, and Lach, Lori (2018) Honey bee (Apis mellifera) pollen foraging reflects benefits dependent on individual infection status. Microbial Ecology, 78 (2). pp. 482-491.

Northfield, Tobin D., Laurance, Susan G.W., Mayfield, Margaret M., Paini, Dean R., Snyder, William E., Stouffer, Daniel B., Wright, Jeffrey T., and Lach, Lori (2018) Native turncoats and indirect facilitation of species invasions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 285 (1871). 20171936.

Lach, Lori (2017) Invasion biology and ant-plant systems in Australia. In: Oliveira, Paulo S., and Koptur, Suzanne, (eds.) Ant-Plant Interactions: impacts of humans on terrestrial ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 309-330.

Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Hobbs, Richard J., van Wees, Mary, and Didham, Raphael K. (2017) Woody plant richness does not influence invertebrate community reassembly trajectories in a tree diversity experiment. Ecology, 98 (2). pp. 500-511.

Gibb, Heloise, Dunn, Rob R., Sanders, Nathan, Grossman, Blair F., Photakis, Manoli, Abril, Silvia, Agosti, Donat, Andersen, Alan N., Angulo, Elena, Armbrecht, Inge, Arnan, Xavier, Baccaro, Fabricio B., Bishop, Tom R., Boulay, Raphael, Bruhl, Carsten, Castracani, Cristina, Cerda, Xim, Del Toro, Israel, Delsinne, Thibaut, Diaz, Mireia, Donoso, David A., Ellison, Aaron M., Enriquez, Martha L., Fayle, Tom M., Feener, Donald H., Fisher, Brian L., Fisher, Robert N., Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Gomez, Crisanto, Gotelli, Nicholas, Gove, Aaron, Grasso, Donato A., Groc, Sarah, Guenard, Benoit, Gunawardene, Nihara, Heterick, Brian, Hoffmann, Benjamin, Janda, Milan, Jenkins, Clinton, Kaspari, Michael, Klimes, Petr, Lach, Lori, Laeger, Thomas, Lattke, John, Leponce, Maurice, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, Longino, John, Lucky, Andrea, Luke, Sarah H., Majer, Jonathan, McGlynn, Terrence P., Menke, Sean, Mezger, Dirk, Mori, Alessandra, Moses, Jimmy, Munyai, Thinandavha Caswell, Pacheco, Renata, Paknia, Omid, Pearce-Duvet, Jessica, Pfeiffer, Martin, Philpott, Stacy M., Resasco, Julian, Retana, Javier, Silva, Rogerio R., Sorger, Magdalena D., Souza, Jorge, Suarez, Andrew, Tista, Melanie, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Vonshak, Merav, Weiser, Michael D., Yates, Michelle, and Parr, Catherine L. (2017) A global database of ant species abundances. Ecology, 98 (3). pp. 883-884.

Asfiya, Wara, Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Majer, Jonathan D., Heterick, Brian, and Didham, Raphael K. (2016) Abiotic factors affecting the foraging activity and potential displacement of native ants by the invasive African big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 22. pp. 43-54.

Lach, Lori, Volp, Trevor M., Greenwood, Todd A., and Rose, Annaleice (2016) High invasive ant activity drives predation of a native butterfly larva. Biotropica, 48 (2). pp. 146-149.

Lach, Lori, Kratz, Madlen, and Baer, Boris (2015) Parasitized honey bees are less likely to forage and carry less pollen. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 130. pp. 64-71.

Gibb, H., Sanders, N.J., Dunn, Robert R., Watson, Simon, Photakis, Manoli, Abril, Silvia, Andersen, Alan N., Angulo, Elena, Armbrecht, Inge, Arnan, Xavier, Baccaro, Fabricio B., Bishop, Tom R., Boulay, Raphael, Castracani, Cristina, Del Toro, Israel, Delsinne, Thibaut, Diaz, Mireira, Donoso, David A., Enriquez, Martha L., Fayle, Tom M., Feener, Donald H., Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Gómez, Crisanto, Grasso, Donato A., Groc, Sarah, Heterick, Brian, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Lach, Lori, Lattke, John, Leponce, Maurice, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, Longino, John, Lucky, Andrea, Majer, Jonathan, Menke, Sean B., Mezger, Dirk, Mori, Alessandra, Munyai, Thinandavha C., Paknia, Omid, Pearce-Duvet, Jessica, Pfeiffer, Martin, Philpott, Stacy M., de Souza, Jorge L.P., Tista, Melanie, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Vonshak, Merav, and Parr, Catherine L. (2015) Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 282 (1808). 20150418. pp. 1-8.

Asfiya, Wara, Lach, Lori, Majer, Jonathan D., Heterick, Brian, and Didham, Raphael K. (2015) Intensive agroforestry practices negatively affect ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity and composition in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Asian Myrmecology, 7. pp. 87-104.

Lach, Lori, and Hoskin, Conrad (2015) Too much to lose: yellow crazy ants in the Wet Tropics. Wildlife Australia, 52. pp. 37-41.

Hobbs, Richard J., Higgs, Eric, Hall, Carol M., Bridgewater, Peter, Chapin, F. Stuart, Ellis, Erie C., Ewel, John J., Hallett, Lauren M., Harris, James , Hulvey, Kristin B., Jackson, Stephen T., Kennedy, Patricia L., Kueffer, Christoph, Lach, Lori, Lantz, Trevor C., Lugo, Ariel E., Mascaro, Joseph, Murphy, Stephen D., Nelson, Cara R., Perring, Michael P., Richardson, David M., Seastedt, Timothy R., Standish, Rachel J., Starzomski, Brian M., Suding, Katherine N., Tognetti, Pedro M., Yakob, Laith, and Yung, Laurie (2014) Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12 (10). pp. 557-564.

Hulvey, Kristin B., Hobbs, Richard J., Standish, Rachel J., Lindenmayer, David B., Lach, Lori, and Perring, Michael P. (2013) Benefits of tree mixes in carbon plantings. Nature Climate Change, 3. pp. 869-874.

Kennedy, Patricia L., Lach, Lori, Lugo, Ariel E., and Hobbs, Richard J. (2013) Fauna and novel ecosystems. In: Hobbs, Richard J., Higgs, Eric S., and Hall, Carol M., (eds.) Novel Ecosystems: intervening in the new ecological world order. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 127-141.

Ewel, John J., Mascaro, Joseph, Kueffer, Christoph, Lugo, Ariel E., Lach, Lori, and Gardener, Mark R. (2013) Islands: where novelty is the norm. In: Hobbs, Richard J., Higgs, Eric S., and Hall, Carol M., (eds.) Novel Ecosystems: intervening in the new ecological world order. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex, UK, pp. 29-44.

Mascaro, Joseph, Harris, James A., Lach, Lori, Thompson, Allen, Perring, Michael P., Richardson, David M., and Ellis, Erle C. (2013) Origins of the novel ecosystems concept. In: Hobbs, Richard J., Higgs, Eric S., and Hall, Carol M., (eds.) Novel Ecosystems: intervening in the new ecological world order. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex, UK, pp. 45-57.

Lach, Lori (2013) A comparison of floral resource exploitation by native and invasive Argentine ants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7 (2). pp. 177-190.

Perring, Michael P., Standish, Rachel J., Hulvey, Kristin B., Lach, Lori, Morald, Tim K., Parsons, Rebecca, Didham, Raphael K., and Hobbs, Richard J. (2012) The Ridgefield Multiple Ecosystem Services Experiment: can restoration of former agricultural land achieve multiple outcomes? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 163. pp. 14-27.

Lach, Lori, and Hoffmann, Benjamin D. (2011) Are invasive ants better plant-defense mutualists? A comparison of foliage patrolling and herbivory in sites with invasive yellow crazy ants and native weaver ants. Oikos, 120 (1). pp. 9-16.

Lach, Lori, Parr, Catherine L., and Abott, Kirsti L. (2010) Ant Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Lach, Lori, Tillberg, Chadwick V., and Suarez, Andrew V. (2010) Contrasting effects of an invasive ant on a native and an invasive plant. Biological Invasions, 12 (9). pp. 3123-3133.

Lach, Lori, Hobbs, Richard J., and Majer, Jonathan D. (2009) Herbivory-induced extrafloral nectar increases native and invasive ant worker survival. Population Ecology, 51 (2). pp. 237-243.

Lach, Lori, and Thomas, Melissa L. (2008) Invasive ants in Australia: documented and potential ecological consequences. Australian Journal of Entomology, 47 (4). pp. 275-288.

Lach, Lori (2008) Argentine ants displace floral arthropods in a biodiversity hotspot. Diversity and Distributions, 14 (2). pp. 281-290.

Lach, Lori (2008) Floral visitation patterns of two invasive ant species and their effects on other hymenopteran visitors. Ecological Entomology, 33 (1). pp. 155-160.

Lach, Lori (2007) A mutualism with a native membracid facilitates pollinator displacement by Argentine ants. Ecology, 88 (8). pp. 1994-2004.

Lach, L. (2005) Interference and exploitation competition of three nectar-thieving invasive ant species. Insectes Sociaux, 52 (3). pp. 257-262.

Lach, Lori (2003) Invasive ants: unwanted partners in ant-plant interactions? Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 90 (1). pp. 91-108.

Holway, David A., Lach, Lori, Suarez, Andrew V., Tsutsui, Neil D., and Case, Ted J. (2002) The causes and consequences of ant invasions. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 33. pp. 181-233.

Pimentel, David, Lach, Lori, Zuniga, Rudolfo, and Morrison, Doug (2000) Environmental and economic costs of nonindigenous species in the United States. BioScience, 50 (1). pp. 53-65.