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 ...

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 ...

Q: My lawn care guy is recommending that I have my lawn treated for ants and chinch bugs. What even are chinch bugs? Do I have to do this? I hate to spray insecticide all over the lawn. I have a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Southern chinch bug, a significant pest in St. Augustine grass, is damaging Bryan and College Station lawns. Measuring 1/6 to 1/5 of an inch long, the chinch bug (Blissus insularis) feeds on the ...