Termites are a sneaky problem that can eat away at your home before you even notice. Warmth and moisture draw them in, which ...

As part of the team’s research, UC Santa Cruz doctoral candidate Seth Phillips tried termite fishing for himself. He quickly realized it’s harder than it looks. Photo: Seth Phillips The discovery by ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...

For Zach DeVries, an assistant professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Kentucky who works with its Cooperative Extension Service, this is the time of year he gets the most calls about ...

Termites, found on every continent except Antarctica, are often referred to as "silent destroyers." These small, social insects live in colonies and spend their lives primarily in search of ...