Termites are insects that live in colonies and feed on the wood in homes. Though they don't bite, termites can cause allergic reactions in people who are sensitive to them. A pest control company ...

For example, Splendor Beetles are known to live for around 30 years, and some types of wood-boring beetles have lived for more than 50! Typically, beetles (and other insects) who spend a part of ...

but they live in wood and when they chew through it it can look like sawdust,” Ferguson said. But the most common indicator of an insect infestation, Ferguson said, is actually seeing the bugs.

The top hard shell of the jewel (wood-boring) beetle is similarly iridescent and is used for necklaces — and believe it or not, in some places, people even wear these insects as live decorations! But ...

Not officially insects, springtails are more like insect cousins. They’re subterranean and like to live in the dirt, or behind damp walls in the kitchen or the bathroom. These tiny bugs don’t ...

Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in structured nest communities ... a thousand species in the genus Camponotus, nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings.