In this study, the current distribution of ghost ant (GA) in Europe is reviewed. Furthermore, the authors report the first record of GA in the Czech Republic, where a large colony of GA was discovered in a block of flats in Ceske Budejovice in 2014, and present a case study of its eradication. The revised distribution of GA shows that despite previous concerns about the threats posed by this new pest only three other European countries (including Czech Republic) reported the presence of this species after 2009. Abundance of workers was monitored in two flats in an infested building using traps baited with yolk-honey and GA were subsequently eradicated with imidacloprid. The pre-treatment revealed abundances that ranged up to 524 workers per trap. Despite the initial success of the treatment, monitoring of the building a year later revealed it was still infested with GA and in a similar rate. The authors suggest alternative methods of eradicating GA in the temperate zone based on studies carried out in the tropics.