Termite Swarm Season Provides Homeowners with Chance to Catch Damaging Pests in the Act

Adams Exterminating Company Says Termites Do us a Favor When They Swarm

(PRWEB) March 31, 2008 -- With termite swarming season about to start, what do Dallas area residents need to know about the risk termites pose to their homes? According to the U.S. Department of...

Jacksonville Termite Swarm Season Begins This Month

Jacksonville, FL (PRWeb) February 11, 2007 -- John Cooksey, vice president and entomologist, at McCall Service, Inc. said today that the termite swarm season is expected to be active as a result of...

Termite is world's snappiest animal

By filming the termite's jaws at 40,000 frames per second, Marc Seid and Jeremy Niven of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama showed that they achieved a speed of 70.4 metres per second - albeit over a distance of only 1.76 millimetres.

Termite fuel picks up steam

Termites are complex beasts, says Mel Simon, a Caltech professor and founder of Diversa, which commercialized enzymes and microorganisms. Termite guts contain hundreds of microorganisms lined up in a precise pattern. These organisms turn wood into sugar for the termite.