Chinch bugs can seriously damage lawns. The small bugs can be grayish-black, or a pale brownish-red. They feed on the stems of grass, but their tiny size makes them difficult to identify. This means that the damage is often mistaken for a drought, or even frost. If you notice your lawn progressively fading and becoming damaged, it could be because of chinch bugs. The way to succeed in chinch bugs control is through professional lawn pest control.
Chinch Bug Behavior
Chinch bugs tend to feed on sunnier areas or your lawn, particularly where it’s further exposed at one side. This means that they’ll focus first on the grass alongside a driveway or sidewalk, or even the foundation of your home. This is because cement and asphalt collect heat. Grass near these areas will be hotter and thus drier, whereas the middle of your lawn will be cooler and thus retain more moisture.
An adult chinch bug is only one-sixth of an inch long. Their outer wings have small triangular shapes. It can be difficult to contain chinch bugs because they can fly. There are good DIY treatments for an area, including soapy water, but these only slow the problem down. They don’t solve it or achieve true chinch bugs control.
Chinch Bugs Control
As a Brevard County lawn pest control service, Slug-A-Bug can employ creative, environmentally friendly pest control methods to manage and eliminate chinch bug populations. One tried and true method is to introduce predators into the environment: big-eyed bugs and ladybugs are prime chinch bug hunters. We typically don’t think of ladybugs as voracious predators, but they are.
You can also make the environment more suitable to predators of chinch bugs by planting and caring for flowering plants. Furthermore, an entire lawn can be treated in a safe manner to eliminate chinch bugs.
It’s not a hassle to achieve chinch bugs control by introducing ladybugs – which look beautiful and protect your flowers and lawn.