Southern chinch bugs can put significant stress on a lawn and can quickly cause significant damage if left unmanaged. They are most active from April through October.

Chinch bugs are pests living in our lawns and parks. Learn more about these bugs, including their appearance, life cycle, how to treat them, and if they're dangerous to humans.

These are little buggers who love the drier, full section of your lawn. Their fancy name, quite a big name for such a little bug, is Blissus leucopterus hirtus, otherwise known as the hairy chinch ...

Chinch bugs have been a problem for area lawns. Watch for damage and treat promptly. (LSU AgCenter) Chinch bugs, which are most damaging during hot, dry weather, often begin to show up in late ...

The Southern chinch bug is the No. 1 insect problem of St. Augustine grass in Florida. Most people overlook them because they are so small. Adults are about 1/5 inch long and are black with white ...

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 ...

Chinch bugs are tiny and are oftentimes not seen while damage is being done to the lawn. They like to hang around the soil level in the thatch of the grass.

There is a lawn pest that can cause injury to turf that looks very similar to drought damage. July and August are the months when the hairy chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus hirtus) is most active ...

(The higher-resolution photo I’ve posted is of another lawn so you can see how chinch bug damage looks while it’s current.) Dear Neil: I have a vitex that is trained to be a tree.

Keep an eye out! Chinch bugs are out in full force during September.These little bugs can cause damage to St. Augustine grass. Weekly inspections of the lawn now through fall are critical to ...

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 ...

If you're seeing an influx of oval-shaped, brownish-gray bugs in your yard or garden, you may have false chinch bugs. Here's how to get rid of them.