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image of a marina with a variety of boats designed to show how easily termites can cross oceans and spread.

Termite stowaways: UF/IFAS study reveals boats as perfect vessels for global termite spread


April 7, 2025

When you think of termites, you probably don’t imagine them aboard yachts, cabin cruisers, sailboats or other watercraft floating across oceans. A new study by a University of Florida scientist reveals that termites are not simply ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Asian Subterranean Termites, Boats, Cabin Cruisers, Cabins, Charter Boats, Damage Wood, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Formosan Termites, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Infect, Invasive Species, Sailboats, Thomas Chouvenc, Transporting, Trees, Watercrafts, West Indian Drywood Termites, Worldwide Spread, Yachts

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