An international team of scientists says all-female termite colonies from Japan are the result of accidental hybridization, and that their highly robust nature makes them an ecological threat. A new ...

Non-monogamy and colony inheritance are the leading causes of conflict among termites, but these social cockroaches prove you don't always need a big brain to get to the bottom of even the curliest of ...

Scientists confirm that two of the world's most destructive invasive termite species are not only spreading in the United States but also hybridizing—the process of two different species crossbreeding ...

Even after an insecticide bait weakens Formosan subterranean termites, a neighboring colony will invade the same area and meet the identical lethal fate, new research shows. The research finding is ...

Big news in the insect world, scientists finally know why the all-female termite colonies exist. It’s a little gnarly and involves termite clones. Back in 2018, scientists discovered all-female ...

In the case of most animal species, it takes both a male and a female for reproduction to take place. But a few exceptions to this rule do indeed exist, particularly in that of the insect kingdom.

In the forest and other natural settings, termites are beneficial insects that recycle woody debris, such as dead trees, and ...

HOUSTON — Swarms of winged bugs are invading Houston-area neighborhoods from Fifth Ward to the suburb of Baytown, Texas. The insects are an aggressive species called Formosan termites, and pest ...

It's not a sight you can see in most cities — just several coastal cities like New Orleans. “This is the biggest dry wood ...

The swarm may look unbelievable, but for Louisiana residents it is also a seasonal and economic threat.