Homeowners can reduce the risk of termite damage by controlling moisture, using professional treatments such as liquid ...

An expert shares the good news of how termites can be controlled if you spot them in or around your home.

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Termite activity is considered to be "very heavy" in California and other southeastern states, and the options to rid your home of the destructive insect are limited and often ...

When temperatures get cooler and soil gets wet from rain, the termites begin moving to find food and grow their colonies. "The lumber that our houses are made of, the siding, the paper on the drywall, ...

IntroductionWhen considering the purchase of a pre-owned property, the most frightening aspect is the deterioration or ...

Drywood termites, the ones that hide in wooden structures, molt about seven times in their lives. UC Riverside researchers have found that a chemical preventing them from growing new exoskeletons will ...

New research shows fungus-growing termites combine innate hygiene behaviors with comb- and gut-associated bacteria to defend ...