There are bugs aplenty in our yards and gardens, but some of them do far more harm than good. If you've never heard of chinch bugs, that doesn't mean you haven't had them in your yard before. If ...

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 ...

When patches of lawn turn yellow and then straw-brown in the sunniest, driest parts of the garden in the middle of summer, ...

Summer is prime time for lawn pests like chiggers and chinch bugs, and they don’t wait for an invitation. The right ID and a fast response can save your lawn and your next backyard party. Some of ...

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 ...

Well, it is that time of year again, at least weather-wise, for agriculture producers/growers to be on the lookout for chinch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.