The southern chinch bug is a highly damaging pest for St. Augustinegrass, often causing patches of dead grass in sunny, dry areas. Homeowners can identify an infestation by visually inspecting the ...

Many of us pride ourselves on maintaining a lush, full lawn. And many may shudder at the mention of chinch bugs. The southern chinch bug can be a rapidly progressing, problematic pest throughout our ...

A common lawn pest in Houston, the chinch bug is beginning to emerge from a season of breeding and the small black and white insect is already causing severe damage to grass roots in the area. It's a ...

The wind and the lack of rain has kept brown patch in check for the most part; however, powdery mildew, localized dry spots where irrigation is not reaching, and roaches that would normally be happy ...

Q: I have a chinch bug problem in my St. Augustine lawn. My lawn service company says they are treating it, but it either is not working or the treatment isn't working fast enough because I am losing ...

Chinch bugs have been a problem for area lawns for the past month or so. Watch for damage and treat promptly. (Nola.com | The Times-Picayune archive) There are several lawn diseases that are active in ...

The need for lawn maintenance hits a peak in summer. Besides the constant mowing, watering is needed in dry spells and pests like insects, diseases and weeds may need to be dealt with. Mid- to ...

Today on your lawn and garden we’re talking about chinch bugs. First of all, what is a chinch bug and how do we find them, how do we know they’re in our yard.Well it’s a little insect, a little brown ...

The heat is on. And the rain isn’t. I got a call the other day asking if I had been seeing any chinch bugs around town and I had to admit that I really hadn’t, but I was expecting them very soon. When ...

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 a nasty rascal. Only about the size of fine ground pepper it is almost impossible to see and the damage it causes can be confused between fungi, dry areas, and just dead areas.