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While it’s true that bugs aren’t known to posecertain health risks to people, they can be extremely dangerous to your lawns.You shouldn’t let a chinch bug’s size fool you. These pests may be tiny, butthey can cause visible and irreversible damage to your turf grass. If your lawnis infected, it’s only a matter of time before you’ll see yellowed patches ofgrass that quickly turn into large fully dead spots. You’ll need the help of anexperiencedlawn expert to help you solve this problem.
In most cases, adultchinch bugs are black with distinctive white-colored patches on theirwings. Their wings make them look like they have an “X” on their backs whenthey’re at rest. On the other hand, chinch bug nymphs appear reddish with awhite band across their backs. Furthermore, adult chinch bugs have an averagelength of about 1/5 of an inch while nymphs are smaller in terms of size.
How They Feed
They use their specialized piercing mouthparts tosuck the life out of the turfgrass and the plant sap. As this happens, theplants get injured and yellow or brown patches begin to form in the infestedlawn. These patches will eventually turn into reddish-brown until they die. Theseinsects also inject a toxin that makes dries out the leaf blades.
In most cases, chinch bugs get busy around Junethrough August. They usually attack Red Fescue grass, Perennial Rye, Bentgrass,and KentuckyBluegrass. Whenever they’re around, large patches of deadturf appear. The best way to check is to grab a can with the bottom cut off andsink it into the turf a few inches deep. Fill the can with water and check ifthere are any chinch bugs floating to the surface.
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