A tell-tale sign of a termite problem is a swarm of flying insects and trails of sawdust around wood structures. But not all swarming insects are termites. It can be easy to mistake flying ants ...

It’s easy to dismiss the occasional ant in the kitchen or a single cockroach scurrying across the floor. However, what may ...

Skip to content viewer section. The termites and mud-dauber wasps of West Africa build earthen structures in which their eggs and larvae develop. This paper examines how these insect earths are ...

It has been bitterly cold lately. With cold winters, our heating bills go up. One thing many people do to save money on home ...

Carpenter ants, which include more than a thousand species in the genus Camponotus, nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. (Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage.) ...

Termites attack about 600,000 U.S. homes each year, and billions of dollars are spent either to prevent infestation or repair their damage. Their “spit” contains chemicals (enzymes) that break down ...

An image the researchers were familiar with, as they observed it many times in current day termites engaged in a behavior called tandem running. During this mating behavior the insects display ...