Termite Research

A look at termite tunnelling behaviour, examining the evidence from some of the world’s leading entomological research bodies.

The latest research from the University of Florida looks at the behaviour termites exhibit when subjected to starvation.

Steve Broadbent, regional director of Ensystex, examines the curious behaviour of termites eating plastic, as discovered by a team of international researchers. 

Researchers have pinpointed the methods termites use to create their impressive mounds, using a building technique that gives the structures incredible strength. 

Termite researchers in the US have investigated the preferred temperature conditions of two Coptotermes species. 

Australian termite researchers have investigated how termites’ clay-building behaviour is determined by their assessment of the environment around them.

Researchers have gained insight into the mysteries of termite mound-building behaviour in Coptotermes. 

Here we reveal the answers to the termite mound identification competition we ran in the Dec/Jan 2019 issue of the magazine. 

Termites make impressive mounds, some several metres above ground. How do they do it?