Tim Kridel kept a souvenir from his recent living room remodeling project: a piece of wooden sheeting, thin and brittle from all of the holes. Contractors adding insulation to the exterior wall of ...

Of all the destructive forces facing homeowners today-and that includes tornadoes, earthquakes and hurricanes-none is as menacing and damaging as the tiny termite. According to the U.S. Department of ...

This is the time of year when termite infestation is foremost on our 'What can go wrong at my house' list. To be truthful, here in Georgia fighting termites is a 12 month round-the-clock battle, but ...

It took hundreds of teabags and thousands of rolls of toilet paper for tropical ecologist Kate Parr and her colleagues to demonstrate that termites help tropical rainforests resist drought. Forests ...

The poison is emitted by a gland called the Dufour gland, near the worker ants' stingers, and seems to have three functions. The chemicals emitted by the gland not only paralyze and kill termite prey, ...

Sylvia Scoby isn’t taking any chances. After a guy across the street found evidence of infestation, and another neighbor started replacing his home’s windows, trim and other wood items, the retired ...

Ant-nest invaders beware: The African ant species Crematogaster striatula has venom so potent that termites don't even need to come in contact with it to feel its wrath. The chemical can kill at a ...