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How do some of the most voracious subterranean termite species live and remain active around a house? They have a knack for “smelling death.” In the United States, there are two primary ways to ...

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Hardware-store sprays often fail to reach hidden termite colonies. Here's what homeowners should do instead.

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. "We saw significant differences in the death rates using insecticide ...

Drywood termites are remarkably good at disappearing into the very material they destroy. Instead of building obvious nests, they can spend nearly ...

Image by aleksandarlittlewolf on Magnific Using a commercial spray might be a sensible thing to do when only a few ants appear on your kitchen counter. Most homeowners apply the commercial sprays to ...

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. The method, detailed in the Journal of Economic Entomology, uses a ...

Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, ...