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

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

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 ...

Krah et al. / BMC Evolutionary Biology 2019 (Top, Middle); Jakob Hildebrandt / UFZ (Bottom) Such insects accelerate microbial ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to collect grass, so they have functional eyes that the larvae are able to mimic ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — If small winged insects have been spotted clinging onto window screens or if there is mysterious damage being done to wood within a home, these may be signs of termites.

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme carries out Research and Development activities (R&D) at the Insect Pest Control Laboratory located at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories in ...