This approach significantly cuts down energy consumption and offers a sustainable alternative to conventional climate control ...

Every year, the subterranean Formosan termites flock to outdoor evening lights on warm nights and gnaw through wood on scores of homes. The bulk of the season has passed, but there's still some risk.

Structural fumigation — or termite tenting — is a large-scale way to eliminate pest problems. This method involves erecting a large tent around a house, business, or other structure.

This termite species from the West Indies (a soldier with a “glue-shooting head,” shown) was named Parvitermes collinsae in 1995 in honor of Margaret Collins. Rudolf Scheffrahn.