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 ...

An infestation of an aggressive breed of termite found in a Haughton home is unlikely to be an isolated incident, experts say. "Formosan termites can build to much larger populations, up to 10 million ...

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 ...

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, ...

An especially destructive species of subterranean termite has been found at nine more locations in Riverside, according to a horticulture agent for Duval County. The aggressive Formosan termites have ...

HOUSTON — Mosquitoes and fleas aren’t the only pests that love all this rain. Those dreaded Formosan termites have come to town and they’re ready to do some damage. “Formosan subterranean termites are ...

WASHINGTON — When he read in the newspaper last week that the numbers of Formosan termites are declining, lobbyist Bob Livingston said he first thought of the tunnels chewed through a piece of ...

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 ...

Around Mother's Day each year, a much-feared species of termite swarms in large numbers across southern Louisiana. Formosan termites, which found their way to the United States after World War II, ...

HOUSTON — Swarms of winged bugs are invading Houston-area neighborhoods from Fifth Ward to the suburb of Baytown, Texas. The insects are an aggressive species called Formosan termites, and pest ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 87, No. 2 (Jun., 2004), pp. 145-151 (7 pages) Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shriaki, is a serious pest of structures in portions of United States ...