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 ...

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 ...

Q: I’ve had robust St. Augustine for 40 years, but suddenly the past two summers it has plunged into deep decline. I was told it was chinch bugs or grub worms, and someone else suspected a fungus.

Q: What would be a good replacement for a euonymus that has succumbed to a combination of excessive shade and scale insects? It’s also had a mix of powdery mildew. I need something that will grow ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Neighbors in the Northeast Heights are dealing with a big problem caused by a little bug. These bugs are more of a nuisance than anything else, but when they cover your home, ...

Similar to 2023, there appears to be a potential for high chinch bug infestation into seedling sorghum in areas of south central Kansas. Growers are reporting high numbers of chinch bugs in harvested ...

Haley Butler, a research entomologist at the peanut and small grains unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, recently discussed her five-year research plan to help ...