FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new study conducted by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has confirmed the presence of hybrid termite colonies in South Florida.

Lead author, Thomas Chouvenc, provides a close up look at all species in the study showing the slight differences among the established and the establishing hybrid. (Thomas Chouvenc, UF/IFAS) ((Thomas ...

Two aggressive species of termites are now cross-breeding in South Florida, according to a recent study from the University of Florida. This is bad news for homeowners as it may mean serious damage to ...

The University of Florida has confirmed that a new hybrid of termites, from the Asian subterranean and Formosan termites, are spreading in the state. Researchers say the fusion of these two termites ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Two of the most destructive termites species in the world are mating in South Florida, producing hybrid colonies that are growing at twice the normal rate of other termites, ...

A specimen collected from Trinidad in the 1980s solved the mystery of the “lost” termite species. Kenrick Baksh via Unsplash In the rainforest of northern South America, an entomologist by the name of ...