Click on photo for more information Nymph (left), and the short-winged (center) and
long-winged adult forms of the southern chinch bug Photograph by: R. H. Cherry,
University of Florida
Source:Featured
Creatures University of Florida Institute of Food and
Agricultural
Sciences, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Biology and behavior
Detecting infestations
Cultural controls
Host plant resistance
Biological control
Chemical control
List of Florida registered products
What are chinch bugs and why are they killing my
St. Augustine lawn?
Why chinch bugs are hard to control?
Should I work with a professional lawn service or
manage the lawn myself?
What is the industry doing about insecticide-
resistance chinch bugs?
Definitions of resistance, cross-resistance,
tolerance
and mode of action.
Resistance development
Rotations
Mosaics
Lists of insecticides and miticides by Mode of
Action
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