Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Mixing their own poop into nest walls gives Formosan termites a bacterial boost in fighting off human attempts to destroy them with insect plagues. A bacterial strain found in the fecally-enhanced ...

Swarming Formosan termites flock to the nearest light source, in this case the distinctive lamposts surrounding Jackson Square in the French Quarter. A $5 million investment in the effort to control ...