Hot, dry summers are chinch bugs' favorite time of year, and your lawn is their favorite habitat, especially if it has a ...

Hot weather brings chinch bugs that can destroy your lawn in a week. Here is how to spot and treat the damage.

Thank goodness the summer rainy season has kicked in. The spring drought was starting to wear on our landscapes. While summertime is great for our grass, as evidenced by us having to mow at least once ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of a chinch bug on the stem of a plant - Torque Foysal/Shutterstock Chinch bugs are a gardener's worst nightmare, with ...

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 ...

When patches of lawn turn yellow and then straw-brown in the sunniest, driest parts of the garden in the middle of summer, almost everyone reaches for the hose. If the patches keep spreading no matter ...

Q: My St. Augustine grass has a problem. Large areas are drying out, but water does not help. Do you think I am going to need to replace the brown areas? — Joao Geraldini, Conroe, Texas A: I think you ...

The Southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis, can be a significant insect pest in St. Augustine grass. Chinch bug infestations typically occur during hot, dry weather, sometimes causing their damage to ...