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' ...

Spring is the peak season for termite activity due to warmer temperatures and increased humidity. Annual professional inspections are recommended to detect and prevent infestations before significant ...

Termites are among a select set of animals that can efficiently digest cellulose. They feed on wood and other plant material with the help of symbiotic microbes that dwell in their guts. But termites ...

At first the 15-foot by 4-foot plexiglass case looks like a massive piece of art — an abstract of a river delta or the veins of a leaf. But then you see tiny pale things scuttling, moving their way ...

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of Florida has found that some termites use their own feces as an ingredient in building materials. Doing so, the group reports in their paper ...