Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be necessary to ...

A study reveals that termites are not simply spreading through natural processes, suggesting humans may be helping them 'conquer the world' by unknowingly transporting them aboard private boats. When ...

Here’s something that will send a shiver up the spine of anyone who has battled termites — meaning just about every homeowner in Florida. Termites get hungrier as temperatures get hotter, according to ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa’s got termite trouble, according to a recent study by Orkin. The pest control company released its 2025 list of the most termite-infested cities in the United States. Orkin ...

Researchers studying the effects of termites in an old-growth tropical forest in Malaysian Borneo found that both termite numbers and activity increased during the El Niño drought of 2015-2016, ...

Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized species of termites and determined that their size isn't shrinking at a geological timescale.

When you think of termites, you probably don’t imagine them aboard yachts, cabin cruisers, sailboats or other watercraft floating across oceans. A new study by a University of Florida scientist ...