A Mini-Epidemic of Typhus in Travis County, Texas

       This serious, sometimes fatal disease is spread by fleas. It recently began showing up in Travis County, Texas where, some say, it has never before been reported. The bacteria involved in these cases may be the endemic murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) common to South Texas and typically carried by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). Or it may be a newer strain (Rickettsia felis), first described in 1990, that is typically carried by cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Safe & Green, Chemical-Free Termite Elimination

by Jerry Cates

         In 1980, a few years after leaving Texas Instruments, I started an environmental consulting and pest management company and began experimenting with safer ways to control and eliminate subterranean termites. My focus was on avoiding toxicant termiticides and expensive delivery equipment. I had two basic goals: (1) risks to people, pets, and the environment had to go, and (2) the control methods I developed must eliminate termites as effectively as the best of the toxic chemical methods in use anywhere.

         It took years to develop a safe, effective, termite elimination program that worked. I call it i3 because each i stands for a distinct phase in termite control: Interdiction, Interception, and Inoculation. i3 works so well I back it up with a warranty as tough as any found in the pest management industry.

       Though i3 is a comprehensive program that covers every aspect of termite control, it is not expensive. Further, because it uses green methods and products that are safe to humans and pets, it is possible for you to perform the full i3 program yourself, without professional help, for a fraction of the cost. I intend to make it easy for you to learn more, just by visiting this website or by emailing or calling me... Call now, and stay tuned for a new bugsinthenews research series "Termite Encounters," that describes case histories of real-live Texas (and anywhere else in the world where termites are found) termite infestations and details on how they were eliminated using the i3 program.