Both the Formosan and Asian create massive colonies. The hybrid has an advantage over its parent species with an increased ...

"Give it time." Scientists issue stark warning after harmful creatures breed to form hybrid species: 'We have confirmed the presence of hybrid swarms' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Termites may be tiny, but their royal rituals are shockingly brutal! In a bizarre twist of nature, worker termites lick their own queen to death but why? Discover the strange science behind this ...

A termite horror story a decade in the making is unfolding in South Florida. Two of the most destructive invasive termites on the planet are not only coexisting—they’re mating. And now ...

The Brief University of Florida scientists discovered two different termite species are breeding to create a hybrid termite. A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ...

Lafayette, Louisiana (KPEL) - Termite season in Louisiana begins mid May through June. Hundreds of thousands of Formosan subterranean termites are swarming around The Bayou State looking to spread ...

Invasive hybrid termite species discovered in Florida by: Alaina Papazian Posted: May 26, 2025 / 03:11 PM EDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 05:13 AM EDT ...

When Mother’s Day is celebrated, it is also the time of the year when the Formosan subterranean termites swarm and spread their colonies. The swarm season for this termite starts as early as April and ...

Image via Openverse. Termite queens represent some of the longest-lived insects known to science. Unlike solitary insects, termite queens have evolved extraordinary longevity to support their colony’s ...

"Termite stowaways: Study reveals boats as perfect vessels for global termite spread." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 7 April 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250407173037.htm>.

It’s probably the most destructive termite pest we have, and because it’s invasive, it has escaped the natural enemies, pathogens, etc., in its native territory.

Extension agents along the southern and eastern borders of Arkansas are participating in a study tracking the movement of an invasive termite species, Coptotermes formosanus. | Division of Agriculture ...