Described by researchers as one of the most serious wood-destroying pests in the world, subterranean termites cause an ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new study conducted by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has confirmed the presence of hybrid termite colonies in South Florida.

Invasive termites that can munch their way through your home might be expanding into new territories, thanks to climate change. As temperatures climb due to the effects of the changing climate, highly ...

Some species of termites are known to cultivate their own crops of fungus within their nests, similar to the way humans maintain farms to feed people. One such species is Odontotermes obesus, which ...

In South Florida, the world's two most destructive termite species could be mating because of climate change. Researchers say if the hybrids... Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, a tropical invasive termite species has been detected in Tampa, according to scientists with the University of Florida. Scientists said Asian Subterranean ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It's termite season -- and Florida has the most termite species in the U.S. It's this time of year termite exterminators see the most West Indian drywood termites gnawing through homes.

DAVIE, Fla. — Scientists at the University of Florida say two of the world’s most destructive and invasive termite species are not only spreading, but are now producing hybrid offspring in South ...

A specimen collected from Trinidad in the 1980s solved the mystery of the “lost” termite species. Kenrick Baksh via Unsplash In the rainforest of northern South America, an entomologist by the name of ...

Most people can't tell the difference between ants and termites—but it's very important to tell them apart so you know how to ...

Japanese male and female termites have very sex-specific courtship behaviors known as tandem runs that mark the beginning of a new colony. It turns out that same-sex pairings of the same species also ...