Chinch Bugs

Chinch bugs are the number one pest problem for St. Augustinegrass. Learn how to see signs in your lawn of chinch bugs, and what to do about it. And be careful with the fertilizer; a recent study suggests that too much nitrogen fertilizer can dramatically increase the population of chinch bugs.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Featured Creatures: Southern Chinch Bug
• Gardening Tips: The Chinch Bug-Fertilizer Relationship
• Gardening Tips: Chinch Bugs
• Gardening Tips: St. Augustinegrass Lawns
• UF/IFAS News: Overfertilizing St. Augustinegrass could encourage chinch bugs

UF/IFAS Publications

• Chinch Bugs Are Not Always a Cinch to Control (PDF)
• Chinch Bugs: Know What to Look For and Save Your Lawn (PDF)
• Effect of Southern Chinch Bug on Weed Establishment in St. Augustinegrass
• Home and Garden Column: Chinch Bugs (PDF)
• Southern Chinch Bug Management on St. Augustinegrass
• Southern Chinch Bug, Blissus insularis Barber

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Lawn Care

Other Sites

• Chinch Bugs--North Carolina Cooperative Extension
• Chinch Bugs in St. Augustine Lawns--Texas Agricultural Extension Service
• Management Guidelines for Southern Chinch Bugs--University of California Integrated Pest Management Program