Digesting the termite digestome

If the biofuel known as bioethanol is to make a major contribution to our fuel supplies, then we may well require the assistance of some tiny insect helpers, says Michael Scharf, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

St. Louis Real Estate - Building Inspection - Termites

A full building inspection for a house involved in a Real Estate transaction does not necessarily mean that a termite inspection is included.

Ex-exterminator lost in Outback eats bugs

Lost in the rocky, remote Australian Outback, a former pest exterminator faced dehydration and death. Desperate for food, he turned to what he knew best - bugs, he said Wednesday.

Ex-exterminator lost in Outback eats bugs

Lost in the rocky, remote Australian Outback, a former pest exterminator faced dehydration and death. Desperate for food, he turned to what he knew best - bugs, he said Wednesday.

Termite Bellies and Biofuels: Research into termite digestion may hold solutions to our energy crisis

Warnecke, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, has been generating lots of attention lately for his work with termites.

Termites attack German base on Afghan border

Pilots supporting NATO's battle with the Taliban from a German airbase just north of Afghanistan are facing a new and dangerous enemy: termites.