Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Formosan termites swarm around a light in New Orleans Tuesday, May 8, 2007. As the weather warms in Mississippi residents may ...

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Termites have a bad reputation. Most think of them as pests, a status that isn't helped by their recent reclassification into the cockroach family. But not only do the termites that cause serious ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As we flirt with record-high temperatures, there are other things you have to worry about besides cooling yourself down —like termites. Florida is the No. 1 state for termite activity, ...

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 ...

Researchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with colleagues from the Faculty of Tropical AgriScience of the Czech University ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations can give us clues to the order in which species diverge. However, even ...

From late April through June, you may see large swarms of Formosan termites flying around lights at night. This reminds us that we must be vigilant in protecting our homes and wood structures from ...

Just as many ecosystems rely on the infrastructure provided by termites, so too does the study of termites require a solid foundation. And now, a new system for termite classification has been created ...

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 ...