Termites eat wood and can enter homes. People often ask, “do termites bite humans?”. While rare, the answer is yes. Th ...

are social insects that live in colonies. Dividing community labor between soldiers, workers and reproducers, termites ...

In recognition of Termite Awareness Week, March 2-8, 2025, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is urging ...

Most insects are beneficial to humans either ... Secondary detritus feeders include millipedes, centipedes, ants, termites, and wood beetles. In the case of termites and wood beetles, symbionts ...

Insect chemistry can be “enlightening” (fireflies), sticky, destructive, or deadly (termites and insect venom). One benefit of insects is the beauty and ... The top hard shell of the jewel ...

Out of thousands of species of termites, only the ones residing in Africa, Australia, Asia, and South America build mounds, or above-ground structures made from mud, soil, and termite saliva ...

Infestation rates of bark- and wood-boring insects in wooden packing materials decreased by up to 52 percent from 2003 to 2009 after the implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some ... species in the genus Camponotus, nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. (Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage.) ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Conservation & Society Vol. 14, No. 4, 2016 Termites, Mud Daubers and their Earths: ... Termites, ...

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 ...