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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinch bugs are about one-sixth of an inch long and light in color, with small, black, triangular patches on their wings. The heat ...

The lawn-care industry’s humorous cliche, “Give a chinch an inch and it will take your lawn,” attests to the chinch bug’s voracious appetite. This pipsqueak of a turf pest sucks the life from growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinch bugs are a common pest of St. Augustine grass and often cause significant damage or death during the hot summer months. Typical damage looks like drought stress, but it doesn’t respond to ...

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 ...

Big ugly brown patches, splotchy dead zones and crunchy turf are all things we would rather not see in our lawns. With cooler days ahead, lawns in our area are breathing a sigh of relief and ...

June has started with the onset of the extremely high temperatures that are favored by Southern chinch bugs, the most difficult-to-control and damaging insect pest on St. Augustine grass in Florida.