Termites may use their own poop as a source of natural antibiotics, researchers say. These findings might help explain why human attempts to kill them using biological warfare have failed over the ...

Here it is, April, the month when I feel duty-bound to warn my fellow homeowners about termites and termite-killing companies. What’s so special about April, you ask? Well, April is when the termites ...

Q: My husband and I disagree over what to do about the termites in our home. For the past 27 years, he has sprayed poison wherever we've seen frass particles. I've heard that termites must be ...

Termite swarming season, a period of high termite activity and reproduction, is approaching in Florida. Eastern subterranean and Formosan termites pose significant threats to Florida homeowners, ...

A few dark specks on a sheet, windowsill, or skirting board can make an ordinary room feel suddenly suspect. The reaction is ...

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a ...

Formosa termites, which have been in the area since the late 1990s, and Asian termites that made their debut in 2010 are the reason for half of the termite damage that occurs across the globe. These ...

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. Termites' ...