Termites have plagued southern states like Florida for decades, but a new study indicates that the problem is even worse than researchers previously believed. After reviewing over 30 years of ...

A new study from the University of Florida found that two "highly destructive" invasive termite species have spread farther ...

The Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) strikes fear in the hearts of homeowners, particularly residents of Hawaii and the southern United States. According to a report by the ...

Following significant swarms of Formosan termites in the New Orleans area, here’s some basic information about the pesky critters: Where do they come from? They're from mainland China, not Formosa, ...

HOUSTON — Mosquitoes and fleas aren’t the only pests that love all this rain. Those dreaded Formosan termites have come to town and they’re ready to do some damage. “Formosan subterranean termites are ...

There’s good news in the air for French Quarter residents as Mother’s Day approaches: Eleven years after the end of the experimental program to install termite-killing baits throughout the riverfront ...

WASHINGTON — When he read in the newspaper last week that the numbers of Formosan termites are declining, lobbyist Bob Livingston said he first thought of the tunnels chewed through a piece of ...

It's termite swarming season in Southeast Texas. Every year around late spring the Formosan subterranean termites set out in mass. They take flight on nights when there is little wind, usually ...

In their natural habitat outdoors, termites and carpenter ants are beneficial, recycling woody debris and returning nutrients ...

HOUSTON — Swarms of winged bugs are invading Houston-area neighborhoods from Fifth Ward to the suburb of Baytown, Texas. The insects are an aggressive species called Formosan termites, and pest ...

Florida's coastal and urban counties continue to see the spread of two invasive termite species beyond South Florida. The ...