Mobile Man's Home Infested with Termites
WKRG-TV
"When you got a swarm like this, you got a problem!" says Vice President of BugMaster Austin Key. Termites—enough to worry Matthew Sellers and his 8-year-old daughter when they took over Monday night. "Seems like they found me. My daughter and I ...

What are termites costing you?
WMBF
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - They silently tear through billions of dollars worth of homes every year, and bug experts say termites could be eating away at your home right now. Many fight back with pest control companies, but do you really know what ...

They silently tear through billions of dollars worth of homes every year, and bug experts say termites could be eating away at your home right now.

They are tiny only about a half an inch long, but when they mass together they can bring a cold hard sweat to many a homeowner. Termites!

Spring Termites Can Be a Swarm of Trouble
WPMI Local 15 News
... wreak havoc on their carefully laid plans of destruction. What's that? It's the termite's mortal enemy: the fire ant. "It would be good, in theory, to have fire ants in your landscape to eliminate all your termites woes," said Miles, "But, the fire ...

Termites swarm: experts say normal this time of year
WALA-TV FOX10
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Over the weekend, you may have seen what looked like ants with wings. The bugs are Formosan subterranean termites and they are out in full force in our area. The half-inch insects can cause quite a bit of trouble if they get out ...

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My New Orleans (blog)
Barber Laboratories: Termites, Roaches and Rats, Oh My!
My New Orleans (blog)
Linda gives us some insight into three of our most common pests: termites, roaches and rats, but Linda's true love is butterflies. Every summer, Linda participates in the North American Butterfly Association's butterfly survey by observing butterflies ...

Mystery spots: In southwestern Africa's Namib Desert, the lack of rainfall keeps vegetation sparse. Yet in some areas, mysterious rings of grass with bare centers appear and thrive. Now scientists have discovered these so-called fairy circles are indeed created by wee little creatures--termites. [More]

Bangkok Post
Termites make right with mushrooms
Bangkok Post
Many of the mushrooms found in Thailand are particular to one region. There are a wide variety of mushroom types, and they vary according to the local terrain and weather. Some mushroom thrive in soil nourished by rotted leaves, other grow in heaps of ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Termites Show Us How to Stay Cool
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mr. Soar was put on to termites by his research partner Scott Turner, a physiologist at the University of New York, but Mr. Soar's expertise is in giant-scale 3D printing. And that is how the research team plans to manufacture the termite-inspired ...
Termite Technology to Shape New 'Breathing' BuildingsPollution Solutions

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Termites Show Us How to Stay Cool
Wall Street Journal
Buildings modeled on termite mounds and printed on giant 3D printers will solve one of today's big energy problems, say researchers. Designing buildings to be like termite mounds could save large amounts of energy on central heating and air ...

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In the future buildings may have unusual architects. Termites. Well, actually, robotic ants programmed to behave like termites, but who will instead design homes for...

In the future buildings may have unusual architects. Termites. Well, actually, robotic ants programmed to behave like termites, but who will instead design homes for...

Robot Ants (And Real Termites) Will Shape The Breathable Buildings Of The ...
Huffington Post UK
Well, actually, robotic ants programmed to behave like termites, but who will instead design homes for us. The idea has emerged out of a new $1.35 million international project to study termites, and learn how we might copy their ability to build ...

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I love termites!!! Sort of...
ABC Online (blog)
Let's be clear: I don't relish the idea that termites might bring about the demise of your house, or mine. What is not to admire though about creatures which can much their way through whole timber beams but leave enough of a skeleton to keep a ...

French Quarter residents are on their own after federal Formosan termite ...
NOLA.com
Federal and state scientists who conducted research under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 14-year Formosan termite-fighting Operation Full Stop are no longer tracking whether termites are foraging underground beneath dozens of circular brass ...

As the weather warms up, experts say a good idea to check your home for places that can attract termites....

Time to think about termites
The Harlan Daily Enterprise
Springtime, with its warmer temperatures and more abundant rainfall, is typically when many winged termites emerge inside homes and other structures. Termites swarm from the colony to disburse, fall to the ground, find mates, and start new colonies in ...

Cicadas, termites and ants are easy to spot this time of year. For pest control companies, it means more business.   

Most of us despise termites because they can create problems in our homes and buildings. On the other hand, we probably don’t really know that much about these fascinating social insects and their life cycle.