Easy to Mistake
Chinch bug damage can look exactly like drought damage (dry, brown/yellow patches). If chinch bugs are at work, watering won’t fix the issue.
There’s an Important Difference Between the Two!
Chinch bug damage can look exactly like drought damage (dry, brown/yellow patches). If chinch bugs are at work, watering won’t fix the issue.
Because the damage they cause can be easily mistaken for other issues, chinch bugs can be hard to identify and diagnose.
Homeowners are left with costly property damage before they’ve even realized the real problem.
Not only are these pests hard to kill, but they can also adapt to pesticides. Strategic chinch bug control measures are crucial. Weed Man can help!
One couple can lay around 250 eggs in early summer, and the nymphs begin feeding on your grass immediately.
These tiny pests will drain the sap from your grass and leave a dangerous toxin in its place.
Chinch bugs may be tiny, but the damage they cause to a lawn can be massive. Left unchecked, these pests can quickly turn a lush, green yard into a patchy, brown eyesore. Fortunately, with the right knowledge and action, chinch bugs can be identified early and controlled effectively.
Chinch bugs are small insects about a quarter of an inch long as adults. They are black with white wings folded neatly across their backs, forming a distinctive hourglass pattern. Young chinch bugs (nymphs) are even smaller, starting out as bright orange or red with a white stripe across their backs before turning darker as they mature.
Because of their size, chinch bugs can be difficult to spot directly in your lawn. A good trick is to part the grass near damaged areas and look closely at the soil surface. You may see the pests crawling quickly when disturbed.
Quick identification tip:
Because they can be found just about anywhere, chinch bug damage is frequently mistaken for drought stress or other common lawn problems.
Chinch bugs damage grass by sucking out plant juices and injecting toxins that block water movement within the blades. This creates the appearance of drought stress, even when the lawn is well-watered.
Common signs of chinch bug damage include:
Since chinch bug damage looks very similar to drought stress, many homeowners mistake one for the other, delaying the proper treatment.
The good news is that you can rid your lawn of these aggressive pests. The bad news is that over-the-counter sprays are not going to be much help.
Proper chinch bug control is more complex than just spray-and-kill. In fact, chinch bugs can actually adapt to certain herbicides and develop an immunity.
This is why it’s best left to the professionals. Weed Man’s trained lawn care professionals can apply targeted control products that eliminate chinch bugs quickly and effectively.
The best chinch bug control strategies involve properly diagnosing the problem as soon as possible, then attacking the issues with a combination of products and procedures.
If you want to make sure you rid your lawn of chinch bugs, completely and permanently, you need to keep up beneficial cultural practices such as:
Find your local Weed Man professional to discuss all options before it’s too late.
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