After termites and faulty wiring forced a major renovation, artist Morgan Purdy transformed her 1962 Asheville house into a vibrant, open-concept home filled with giant cacti, one-of-a-kind art, and secondhand treasures.
Scientists may have found a smarter, safer way to wipe out termites hiding inside homes. A chemical called bistrifluron prevents drywood termites from forming new exoskeletons during molting, killing entire colonies from within.…
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, researchers can lure the pests straight toward a…
