Beneath the rocky soil of Morocco, researchers have uncovered a surprising intruder living undetected inside termite colonies. Few outsiders gain acceptance in termite society, but a species of ...

Termites are quite possibly the most destructive of all pests, causing billions of dollars in damage to homes in the United States every year. They eat the cellulose found in wood, causing enormous ...

Reports of termites are on the rise and becoming a nuisance for many Florida homeowners. Families across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties this week reported a sudden uptick in visible termite swarming ...

Even after an insecticide bait weakens Formosan subterranean termites, a neighboring colony will invade the same area and meet the identical lethal fate, new research shows. The research finding is ...

From a scientific standpoint, a termite colony is an amazing work of biological architecture, an intricate society made up of backward members whose physiology is primitive, even compared to ants and ...

Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U.S. alone. Scientists in Florida have tracked the development of a new hybrid ...

Three members of an all-female termite colony, along with cloned offspring. Photo: The University of Sydney An international team of scientists says all-female termite colonies from Japan are the ...

After a few months of cool weather during the winter months, springtime in Tallahassee can be a pleasant time to enjoy the outdoors before the hot and humid summer months arrive. Even the honey bees ...

HOUSTON — Swarms of winged bugs are invading Houston-area neighborhoods from Fifth Ward to the suburb of Baytown, Texas. The insects are an aggressive species called Formosan termites, and pest ...

Altruism might have evolved for fairly selfish reasons, at least in insects. When a warring termite colony loses its king and queen — the only members capable of reproduction — then its survivors ...

New research on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and A. nevdensis) shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation of cognitive demand. In a dampwood ...

This video investigates a disturbing behavior in which termite workers ultimately cause the death of their own queen. It ...