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 ...

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 ...

Question: The chinch bugs are out of control in my lawn. I’ve tried every product in the garden center to no avail. Is there a good product to get them under control? Answer: Your frustrations can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

A. The first symptoms of chinch-bug infestation are irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing and dying grass. Typically found in the hottest, driest areas of the ...

The chinch bug is a nasty rascal. Only about the size of fine ground pepper it is almost impossible to see and the damage it causes can be confused between fungi, dry areas, and just dead areas.

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 ...

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 ...

There have been calls again this year concerning chinch bugs coming out of wheat fields and moving into adjacent milo fields. The overwintered adults emerge in early spring and fly into small grains ...

Your lawn may look healthy now, but these hidden pests can ruin it in days if you don’t act.