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

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.

Termites are one of the most destructive pests out there, but they're only prevalent in certain states where the weather ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Their love crossed the barrier between species, and now a new kind of termite may be chewing its way through South Florida’s houses. Scientists at the University of Florida ...

According to University of Florida entomologists, climate change has gotten so screwy that weather patterns are making the swarming seasons of the two most destructive termite species on the planet ...

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Two termite species are now interbreeding in Florida, resulting in the creation of a new species of the insect responsible for billions of dollars of damage each year. The Asian subterranean and ...

Two of the most destructive termite species in the world are swarming together in South Florida. They might mate, forming a hybrid, and that worries the UF/IFAS scientists who found the superswarm.

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.

Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U.S. alone. Scientists in Florida have tracked the development of a new hybrid ...