Chinch bugs, small insects with black triangular wing patches, can quickly damage lawns, especially St. Augustine grass. Homeowners can confirm chinch bug infestations using the flotation method or by ...

The heat is on. And the rain isn’t. I got a call the other day asking if I had been seeing any chinch bugs around town and I had to admit that I really hadn’t, but I was expecting them very soon. When ...

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 ...

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 ...

But one of those bugs, though nearly invisible, is making an early appearance in northwest Houston, and it's costing homeowners hundreds of dollars in lawn repairs. A common lawn pest in Houston, the ...

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 ...

DEAR NEIL: Along with most in Texas, our St. Augustine lawn is burning up. That grass that gets some shade is faring better. There are bare spots exposed where there once was grass, but we see dead ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Homeowners across the area are seeing unusual brown spots spreading through their lawns, and experts say tiny insects could be to blame. Mark Wilson with the LSU AgCenter says chinch ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a 7-year-old Japanese maple that has done well in the past and leafed ...