Workers drape a fumigation tent over Mission San Juan Capistrano in 2005. New research has found that California is the nation's largest emitter of a termite fumigant that is a potent greenhouse gas. ...

A new study finds that as much as 85 percent of U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride — a common pesticide — come from California. A little-known greenhouse gas is slowly building up in Earth’s ...

Described by researchers as one of the most serious wood-destroying pests in the world, subterranean termites cause an estimated $32 billion in damage globally per year, and California is a ...

Sulfuryl fluoride is used to fumigate homes to kill termites since another pesticide, methyl bromide, was found to be ozone depleting. But sulfuryl fluoride is a greenhouse gas that's much more ...

Termites are a sneaky problem that can eat away at your home before you even notice. Warmth and moisture draw them in, which ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A new study shows that three Southern California counties are the worst in the nation for sulfuryl fluoride emissions, the greenhouse gas used in termite tenting. According to the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — If small winged insects have been spotted clinging onto window screens or if there is mysterious damage being done to wood within a home, these may be signs of termites. It’s ...

It’s a sight all too familiar to Californians. Tents over homes or businesses to get rid of termites. While getting rid of one issue, we could create a much bigger environmental problem. It’s called ...

California, a state known for advancing some of the strictest climate policies in the country, is the nation’s top emitter of a little-known — but very persistent — greenhouse gas, a new study has ...

Despite its aggressive reputation for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, California releases more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, most of it from homes fumigated for ...