Two aggressive species of termites are now cross-breeding in South Florida, according to a recent study from the University of Florida. This is bad news for homeowners as it may mean serious damage to ...

University of Florida researcher Dr. Rudolf Scheffrahn recently helped to discover a new termite species. It looks like Moby ...

Lead author, Thomas Chouvenc, provides a close up look at all species in the study showing the slight differences among the established and the establishing hybrid. (Thomas Chouvenc, UF/IFAS) ((Thomas ...

Two invasive, house-destroying species of termites are now cross-breeding in South Florida. Researchers found the aggressive Formosa and Asian subterranean termites have begun mingling and mating ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new study conducted by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has confirmed the presence of hybrid termite colonies in South Florida.

At first the 15-foot by 4-foot plexiglass case looks like a massive piece of art — an abstract of a river delta or the veins of a leaf. But then you see tiny pale things scuttling, moving their way ...

Private boats are fueling the spread of highly destructive invasive termites in Florida, according to a new study by the University of Florida. Three species of the wood-eating bugs can live within ...

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. More than 4,000 animal species, in fact, are native to the Sunshine State. As the weather continues to warm, a growing ...

DAVIE, Fla. — Scientists at the University of Florida say two of the world’s most destructive and invasive termite species are not only spreading, but are now producing hybrid offspring in South ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Two of the most destructive termites species in the world are mating in South Florida, producing hybrid colonies that are growing at twice the normal rate of other termites, ...

A specimen collected from Trinidad in the 1980s solved the mystery of the “lost” termite species. Kenrick Baksh via Unsplash In the rainforest of northern South America, an entomologist by the name of ...