Following significant swarms of Formosan termites in the New Orleans area, here’s some basic information about the pesky critters: Where do they come from? They're from mainland China, not Formosa, ...

The Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) strikes fear in the hearts of homeowners, particularly residents of Hawaii and the southern United States. According to a report by the ...

Formosan termites were first found in Brunswick County in railroad sleepers used in landscaping. Now, they are arriving via ...

There’s good news in the air for French Quarter residents as Mother’s Day approaches: Eleven years after the end of the experimental program to install termite-killing baits throughout the riverfront ...

It happens around Mother's Day every year. Formosan subterranean termites take flight from their colonies and swarm across large areas looking for a mate. For homeowners the sight of thousands of ...

McNEILL, Miss. -- Unwelcome in polite society after leaving behind billions of dollars in property damage, the Formosan termite has been extended an invitation to chow down on walls, floors and ...

The termites are coming! The termites are coming! But they aren’t coming in mulch harvested from trees downed by Katrina in the Gulf Coast region. They come every spring. In what may be the greatest e ...

If you were hoping Tuesday night's gargantuan swarm of Formosan termites was the last time you'd see the flying critters this year, University of Florida research entomologist Nan-Yao Su has some bad ...

After a few months of cool weather during the winter months, springtime in Tallahassee can be a pleasant time to enjoy the outdoors before the hot and humid summer months arrive. Even the honey bees ...

A fearsome, invasive termite is moving its way through North Florida and growing in dangerous numbers. The non-native Formosan termite infestation isn’t coming to South Florida. They are already here ...