In early September 2018, Tomáš Kadlec, Martin Štrobl, and Ezequiel González participated in the international conference on biological invasions (Neobiota) in Dublin, Ireland. Tomáš presented a poster focused on the influence of black locust on moth communities. Ezequiel (under the supervision of Michal Knapp) showed the results of a comparison of immune system and stress resistance between native and invasive ladybirds. Ph.D. student Martin Štrobl presented
a poster focused on arthropod communities in forest woodlots of the invasive species black locust isolated within arable lands.