Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Ant ecology and behavior; biological invasions
Education
B.S. University of Illinois (Ecology, Ethology and Evolution)
M.S. University of Illinois (Biology)
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (Biology)
Awards and Honors
1997-2000 Canon National Parks Science Scholar
2000 George C. Eickwort Student Research Award (IUSSI)
2001-2003 Miller Research Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2009-2010 I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, University of Illinois
2010-2012 University Scholar, University of Illinois
2014 Distinguished Visiting Scientist, CSIRO, Darwin, Australia
2015 Department Exective Officer Fellow, Committee for Instructional Cooperation (now Big Ten Alliance)
2017 LAS Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
2017 University of Illinois Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Additional Campus Affiliations
Jeffrey S. Elowe Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor, Entomology
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
External Links
Recent Publications
Hoffmann, B. D., Hu, S., Smith, A. A., Suarez, A. V., & McGlynn, T. (2026). Ecology and mechanisms of brood raiding of Iridomyrmex by the thermophilic ant, Melophorus anderseni. Insectes Sociaux. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-026-01100-1
Angulo, E., Guénard, B., Balzani, P., Bang, A., Frizzi, F., Masoni, A., Abril, S., Suarez, A. V., Hoffmann, B., Benelli, G., Aonuma, H., Lach, L., Mothapo, P. N., Wossler, T., & Santini, G. (2024). The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader. Entomologia Generalis, 44(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/2187
Felden, A., Baty, J. W., Chapple, D. G., Gruber, M. A. M., Haywood, J., Paris, C., Suarez, A. V., Tsutsui, N. D., & Lester, P. J. (2024). Variable viral loads and immune response in an invasive ant's native and introduced ranges. Diversity and Distributions, 30(8), Article e13867. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13867
Baratelli, E., Tillberg, C., Suarez, A., Menke, S., Naughton, I., & Holway, D. (2023). Variation in Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) trophic position as a function of time. Biological Invasions, 25(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02898-0
Booher, D. B., Gotelli, N. J., Nelsen, M. P., Ohyama, L., Deyrup, M., Moreau, C. S., & Suarez, A. V. (2023). Six decades of museum collections reveal disruption of native ant assemblages by introduced species. Current Biology, 33(10), 2088-2094.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.044