Dividing community labor between soldiers, workers and reproducers, termites sustain themselves by attacking and ingesting wood. Because wood is one of the most widely used building materials, it’s ...

A week ago, there was a sudden eruption of tiny winged insects in our wooded neighborhood in Linwood. Whenever you see an unusual swarm of insects, you must investigate to make sure it's not a pest ...

Question: When we bought our home about six months ago the seller furnished us with a termite inspection clearance report that said our home was free of termite infestation, but a neighbor recently ...

Most people can't tell the difference between ants and termites—but it's very important to tell them apart so you know how to ...

Kenya South Kitui melia popular for timber. Jonathan Kituku has been watching helplessly as diseases ravage his 30 hectares of melia volkensii, a highly prized dryland tree with multiple uses. Kituku ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep up from the soil.