An expert shares the good news of how termites can be controlled if you spot them in or around your home.

New research shows fungus-growing termites combine innate hygiene behaviors with comb- and gut-associated bacteria to defend ...

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A chemical that stops termites from building a new exoskeleton killed about 99 percent of western drywood termites in ...

Homeowners can reduce the risk of termite damage by controlling moisture, using professional treatments such as liquid ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

With climate change continuing its relentless march, the world faces not only rising temperatures and extreme weather but also an insidious threat to our homes: invasive termites. And the bill could ...

After a heavy rainstorm, something stirs underground, and then hundreds of winged termites erupt into the sky in a ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...

Termites are a type of cockroach that split from other cockroaches around 150 million years ago and evolved to live socially in colonies. Today, there are many different kinds of termites. Some form ...

New termite colonies are founded on windless evenings, at dusk, after the rain. Most termites have neither eyes nor wings, but every mature colony has a caste of translucent-winged seeing creatures ...

A newly described fungus beetle with dramatically modified antennae marks the first record of the subfamily Pleganophorinae ...