An expert shares the good news of how termites can be controlled if you spot them in or around your home.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Want to avoid the roommates from hell? They'll eat you out of house and home. Swarm season has started in Mississippi. Termites ...

Do you have termites in your home? If not, would you like to? Not ones that are living in the wooden structure of the building itself, of course – that'd be no fun. Instead, the Termitat securely ...

Q: Does spot treatment for drywood termites work? I have drywood termite damage to some interior trim and evidence of live termites (termite excrement, tiny sawdust pellets, and wings), is observed in ...

Gulf Coast - Spray foam. It's been around for decades. You've probably used it to patch holes under the sink or to seal gaps in your home. But it's taking on a much bigger role these days. Contractors ...

With termite swarming season heating up in Mobile and Baldwin counties, many homeowners are wary. "There was a huge swarm at my place," Michael Hutchison of Point Clear said late last week. "They just ...

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Termites are a sneaky problem that can eat away at your home before you even notice. Warmth and moisture draw them in, which means your location could be helping them settle in. Across the U.S., some ...