Master Gardener: Eek, termites!

Q: Right after it rained there were all these insects flying around and the wings must have been dropping off because I was finding them on the ground.

Appetite for destruction

When Ken Grace came to Hawaii for a job interview 20 years ago, a swarming termite landed on his shoulder. He thought it was an omen of good luck. One has to excuse Grace's enthusiasm for the bug considered to be the homeowner's bane. He was interviewing for the post of director of the University of Hawaii's Termite Project.

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