Termite saliva may hold key to biofuels

A tiny bug could help solve one of the world’s biggest problems.

Termite terminator additive tested here

Augusta, Kan. — Dr. Bob Davis of Austin, Texas, is a national field representative for the BASF testing program of a “secret additive” in a decade-old pesticide which bugs termites to death.

Guest Post: A Termite-Riddled House: Treasury Bonds

Submitted by Gonzalo Lira A Termite-Riddled House: Treasury Bonds When termites eat your house, you don’t notice a thing. You don’t hear a thing, you don’t see a thing—you’re house stands there, silent and staid, while you and your family happily go about your days, without a care in the world—   —until your house crashes on top of your head.   Right now, we are at a stage where Treasury bonds ...

House owner to get Rs 10K for failed anti-termite treatment

The consumer forum directed payment of Rs 10,000 compensation and Rs 1,100 as cost of litigation to a house owner for ineffective anti-termite treatment provided by Pest Free Pest Control Services.

Appetite for destruction

When Ken Grace came to Hawaii for a job interview 20 years ago, a swarming termite landed on his shoulder. He thought it was an omen of good luck. One has to excuse Grace's enthusiasm for the bug considered to be the homeowner's bane. He was interviewing for the post of director of the University of Hawaii's Termite Project.

High school football players expanding by leaps and pounds

In 1939, when the AP first picked an All-State team (not broken into offense/defense), the linemen averaged 180 pounds.