June 2019

1. Chinch Bugs Chinch bugs (Blissus leucopterus hirtus (Montandon)) are small, gray-black insects that are about 1/6th of an inch long. These pests feed on your grass, trees, and shrubs by sucking moisture from your plants and injecting toxins that causes your turf and ornamental plants to yellow and eventually die. They can wipe out …

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As the summer months approach, subsurface insects are beginning to emerge from your soil to feed and mate. As June turns to July, these insects lay their eggs in your soil, to start the whole process over again. These beetles and other insects feed on the roots of your turf, and can leave massive brown …

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