CHINCH BUGS can kill St. Augustine grass in hot sunny areas of the lawn. Southern chinch bugs are common pests of St. Augustine grass and often cause significant damage during the hot summer months.

Chinch bugs are back or did they ever go away? Let’s face it, some lawns are just chinch bug bait. And there always seems to be a feeding population present. This year after a mild winter, chinch bugs ...

The chinch bug is the most damaging insect on St. Augustine grass lawns, and most home gardeners have sprayed to control this pest. Many people have planted a different type of grass as a solution to ...

The nasty rascal, the chinch bug in St. Augustine grass has been killing large areas of turf in the Lowcountry for many decades. Remember the products that control chinch bugs generally have a short ...

Dog days are here, and we tend to retreat to our air- conditioned environment, thus ignoring yard work. Don't forget to venture out to inspect lawns, because many lawn pests don't take a hiatus ...

What are chinch bugs and why are they killing my St. Augustine grass lawn? This is their season and they are out there, but they are not always what are causing St. Augustine grass to die. So make ...

Chinch bugs have been a problem for the past month or so in area lawns. Watch for damage and treat promptly. (Courtesy of LSU AgCenter) QUESTION: I have chinch bugs damaging my lawn. My neighbor told ...

Haley Butler, a research entomologist at the peanut and small grains unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, recently discussed her five-year research plan to help ...

A new neighborhood in the southwest says they're being invaded by thousands of chinch bugs. The homeowners moved into their brand new homes less than two months ago and the bugs started showing up ...

If you’re lucky, you haven’t been acquainted with any large clusters of small bugs crawling around your home or backyard. But for everyone else, you’ve probably become quite familiar with false chinch ...