Do I have Chinch Bugs?

Chinch Bugs, a member of the family Lygaeidae, are common grass pests in the Houston.

These small bugs eat grasses and can cause patches of grass to turn yellow. If you suspect you have chinch bugs in your yard and would like to see them, get a coffee can and cut open both ends.   Firmly sealed coffee can into the soil of about 1″ .  It will serve as a leaky reservoir.  Pour water into the container, carefully not to disturb leaf clippings.  After 1 to 2 you should see chinch bugs float to the surface. 

Control of Chinch Bugs starts with proper lawn care. Any time can be a prime time for fungal lawn disease to move in, if your turf is stressed from lack of water, high temperatures, too much moisture or the wrong kind of care (scalping lawns etc). Your yard guys need to sharpen their blades and in the spring set their blades to Medium and in the summer set blades to the highest level so they do not scalp your yard which causes stress.

You can treat chinch bugs buy using  Liquid Systematic Fungicide and Soil Activator.  The Soil  Activator promotes growth of good microbes that will build soil structure and humus.  One gallon of this is equivalent to 7 tons of manure in term of soil bioactivation.   

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There is an expanding brown patch of grass in the front yard , it started this past week.  Could it be due to all the rain?  Can grass get over-watered?

J&J Weinberg

Hello J and J,

You have Brown Patch which can be very damaging to St. Augustine in the fall.   Brown patch varies in size from 4 inches to 18 inches in diameter.  Brown patch is a disease from hot, humid weather. It is most common when night temperatures and relative humidity stay high for several days and are accompanied by rain.  We treat our jobs with Liquid Systematic Fungicide.  Brown Patch usually occurs in areas that lack good air circulation or have poor drainage. 
This weekend I will be enjoying the weather and going to see some inspiring John Palmer Art in the Heights.   His art is magical!

John Palmer’s Gallery is inviting Houston to a Greek Afternoon and Greek Party that will  help raise funds for the Houston Heights Association’s Heights Boulevard Beautification and Reforestation.   

Saturday, October 17, 2009
TIME:  11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  1218 Heights Blvd.
Houston, TX 77008
INQUIRIES: 713-861-6726

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