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Got Chinch Bugs?

by Calvin Gardner

May 30, 2023

Got a yard full of grass? Got an irrigation system you haven't checked in a while? Well, you may be creating the perfect environment for a notorious yard pest. The chinch bug is a small pest that feeds on stressed lawns (specifically during ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Chinch Bug, Chinch Bugs, Insect, Irrigation, Lawn, Ocextension, Pest ID, Residential Horticulture, Turf, Turf Pests

Tuttle Mealybug Update

by BLOGS.IFAS

January 18, 2019

Tuttle mealybugs, a pest of zoysia grass, are surprisingly difficult to control. According to UF/IFAS Extension Entomologist Dr. Adam Dale, there has been a significant increase in Tuttle mealybug outbreaks/reports throughout the state since ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Cflandscapes, Turf, Turf Pests, Tuttle Mealybug, Zoysia

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