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

When you start building a house,"I want high airtightness and high insulation!""What kind of insulation is best?""What about ...

Standard pest management methods for eliminating subterranean termites involve applying toxic chemicals to your home, your soil, or both. And “tenting” — basically wrapping and fumigating your entire ...

"Could this actually be termites...!?"There are lots of wings fallen by the window... There is strange dirt on the joints of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Termite activity is considered to be "very heavy" in California and other southeastern states, and the options to rid your home of the destructive insect are limited and often ...

Professional pest control changes that dynamic entirely, addressing the root causes of infestations rather than just the ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

Bistrifluron, an insect growth regulator developed and tested at the University of California, Riverside, wipes out termite colonies in lab trials while leaving the people who apply it unharmed, ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...

Orkin and Terminix are considered the best overall pest control companies for their nationwide availability and wide range of ...