Bugoff Pest & Wildlife

06/13/2026

Officials confirmed a rabid cat bit three people at Black Rock Park, urging anyone exposed to seek care. https://www.kxan.com/llano-county/rabid-cat-at-black-rock-park-leads-to-bites-health-warning-in-llano-county/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

05/13/2026

Both carpenter ants and termites swarm in warm humid weather. Winged insects near windows, porch lights, and door frames — and most people see "small flying insect near wood" and assume the worst.

One of them eats wood. The other doesn't. The treatment is completely different.

Three things to check:

The waist. Carpenter ants have a pinched narrow waist — the classic ant shape. Termites have a thick uniform body with no visible narrowing. If it looks like a tube from head to tail, it's a termite.

The wings. Both have four wings, but termite wings are all the same length and fall off easily — leaving piles of identical translucent wings on windowsills. Carpenter ant wings are unequal — the front pair is noticeably longer.

The antennae. Carpenter ants have elbowed antennae that bend at a sharp angle. Termites have straight bead-like antennae with no bend.

🐜 What the damage tells you:

- Piles of shed wings — all the same size — near your foundation suggest termites. Worth a professional inspection
- Coarse wood shavings mixed with insect parts under baseboards point to carpenter ants — they excavate wood for nesting but don't eat it
- Termites consume wood for cellulose. Carpenter ants hollow it out and leave it behind. Different insect, different problem, different response

The waist tells you which one you're looking at. Everything else follows from there 🌿

05/13/2026

Mosquito season is officially underway, and officials say rainfall can contribute to conditions for mosquitoes to multiply. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/mosquito-season-ramps-up-as-rain-boosts-activity/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

05/13/2026

According to a Texas A&M University entomologist, the insect widely called June bug are not bugs at all.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/june-bugs-are-back-why-they-are-buzzing-near-your-home/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

04/07/2026

10/15/2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service released a fact sheet to help Texans monitor and report New World screwworm infestations in wildlife.

10/06/2025

Researchers from Texas A&M, the University of Florida, and the Texas Department of State Health Services say that now is the time to recognize Chagas disease as endemic in the U.S.

Chagas disease is a tropical illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, most commonly spread by “kissing bugs." Chagas disease — which develops in humans and dogs — often goes unnoticed in early stages, but a chronic infection can lead to serious heart and digestive system problems.

Learn more: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/press-releases/researchers-urge-for-u-s-recognition-of-chagas-as-endemic/