Chinch bugs

Chinch Bugs Can Suck the Life Out of Your Lawn
Found throughout the US, chinch bugs are tiny attackers that can cause great damage to lawns.

Chinch bugs are some of the oldest known insect pests native to North America. The first records of damage to crops are from the 1780s. Because chinch bugs are major crop pests, a large number of control strategies have been suggested.

Chinch bugs
Chinch bugs suck the sap from grass, which causes yellow circular patches to develop.
Fast fix: Water the lawn well for three to four weeks to a depth of 6 inches.

Ladybugs (Ladybird beetles) feed on aphids, chinch bugs, whiteflies, and mites, as well as many other soft-bodied insects and their eggs.
There are more than a hundred ladybug or "ladybird beetle" species.

The most common above-ground insect pests in Virginia lawns are chinch bugs and sod webworms; both feed on grass leaves and stems.

Watering deeply can also prevent chinch bugs, a pest that tends to attach dried, stressed out lawns across the midsection of the country.

Thrips (distorted flowers)
Spider mites (undersides of leaves)
Tomato fruitworm
Tomato horn worm
Chinch bugs in lawns
Be alert for Japanese beetles.

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See also: Insect, Plant, Grass, Water, Soil