| If you have a St. Augustine lawn
you have no doubt heard of the
infamous Chinch bug and the damage
it can do to your lawn. In the past
this pest was fairly easy to control
and was not much of a nuisance to
home owners but, as times change and
more and more chemicals are taken
off the market the job keeps getting
harder. At the present time there
are a few chemicals that can be used
but there is no guaranty of control.
The best thing that can be done to
control Chinch bugs is to control
why they appear in your lawn. The
most common reason for a Chinch bug
outbreak in your lawn is water
stress. This is caused by either to
much water or lack of water. The
home sprinkler system needs to be
checked on regular basis to ensure
that there is proper coverage of the
lawn. If there is a clogged head or
a stuck head, that area of turf
would become very susceptible to a
chinch bug out break.
Most Chinch bug problems will
occur from early spring to late
fall. During the winter months the
Chinch bugs will become dormant in
the areas where they are active.
Many times in the spring the chinch
bugs will reoccur in the same place
they did the year before and should
be inspected for on a regular basis.
There are a lot of things that
can affect your lawns health and
most of the symptoms look alike. The
chinch bugs will take advantage of a
lawn that has fungus (usually caused
by to much water) or, a dry lawn
(caused by to little water) and may
not be the primary problem. For more
information go to the link listed
here.
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/turf/southern_chinch_bug.htm
Article By
Blaine Bacon
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