The wind and the lack of rain has kept brown patch in check for the most part; however, powdery mildew, localized dry spots where irrigation is not reaching, and roaches that would normally be happy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Q: There has been an exponential increase in the number of thistle plants on my rural property this year. Although I have found a terrific garden tool that lets me extract them roots and all, I don’t ...

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 ...

Mole crickets, chinch bugs and spittlebugs are a few insects to watch for in North Florida Lawns. Even though mole crickets may injure any of the lawn grasses we grow in Florida, bermuda, bahia and ...

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 ...