Homeowners across the area are seeing unusual brown spots spreading through their lawns, and experts say tiny insects could ...

There are bugs aplenty in our yards and gardens, but some of them do far more harm than good. If you've never heard of chinch bugs, that doesn't mean you haven't had them in your yard before. If ...

Similar to 2023, there appears to be a potential for high chinch bug infestation into seedling sorghum in areas of south central Kansas. Growers are reporting high numbers of chinch bugs in harvested ...

After a long, hot Southern summer, it's not unusual to find a few bare spots in your lawn. Cooler fall temperatures make it ...

Dear Reader: This does look like chinch bug damage, but it’s probably too late to apply an insecticide for this season. You’ll need to replant in the worst of these spaces next spring, then be on the ...

The heat is on. And the rain isn’t. I got a call the other day asking if I had been seeing any chinch bugs around town and I had to admit that I really hadn’t, but I was expecting them very soon. When ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Neighbors in the Northeast Heights are dealing with a big problem caused by a little bug. These bugs are more of a nuisance than anything else, but when they cover your home, ...

Q: I’ve had robust St. Augustine for 40 years, but suddenly the past two summers it has plunged into deep decline. I was told it was chinch bugs or grub worms, and someone else suspected a fungus.

Q: Which varieties of double altheas do best? I have nice purple single ones I rooted from cuttings from my mom’s house before we sold it. How should they be trained to grow bushier? A: Every time I ...

Although we still have three months before the end of the year, I am going to have to go out on a limb and give the 2010 Pest of the Year Award in the Insect Division to none other than 'The Nasty ...

Q: I live in a rural area that is surrounded by large oak trees. They attract a variety of squirrels and other wildlife. Other than fencing off every tree, is there any way of protecting fruit trees ...