Morphological and Nutrient Changes in St. Augustinegrass Caused by Southern Chinch Bug (Hemiptera: Blissidae) Feeding Damage

This chapter looks at Hemipteran pests. Turfgrass-infesting chinch bugs are true bugs in the suborder Heteroptera, family Blissidae, subfamily Blissinae, originally known as the “chinch bug family.” The family Blissidae has about 50 genera and 400 species, fewer than 10 of which are economically important to humans. Four genera are found in North America, including 30 species that attack grasses and sedges, but only the genus Blissus contains serious turfgrass pests. Adult chinch bugs in the family Blissidae are elongate, usually four times as long as broad. Short-winged (brachypterous) and long-winged (macropterous) forms exist in numerous species. The chapter then considers the Blissus chinch bugs, the hairy chinch bug, the southern chinch bug, the western chinch bug, and the common chinch bug.

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SOUTHERN CHINCH BUG CONTROL, 2002

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/29.1.l13 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Julie C. Congdon ◽

Eileen A. Buss

Keyword(s):

Chinch Bug ◽

Southern Chinch Bug

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Interrelationship of Big-Eyed Bugs (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) and Southern Chinch Bugs (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) in Florida Lawns2

Journal of Entomological Science ◽

10.18474/0749-8004-40.4.385 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 385-389

Author(s):

Ron Cherry

Keyword(s):

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Insect Pest ◽

Stenotaphrum Secundatum ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Chinch Bug ◽

Predator Response ◽

Blissus Insularis ◽

Southern Chinch Bug

The southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber, is the most important insect pest of St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze. Fifteen chinch bug infestations in St. Augustinegrass lawns in Florida were sampled by vacuuming. Additional vacuum samples were taken in 15 randomly selected St. Augustinegrass lawns. The big-eyed bug, Geocoris uliginosus Say, was the most frequent and abundant big-eyed bug found at the infestations. Data showed that big-eyed bugs (Geocoris spp.) were highly aggregated at chinch bug infestations. Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between numbers of chinch bugs and big-eyed bugs at chinch bug infestations showing that big-eyed bugs had a numerical predator response to increasing chinch bug populations.

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Distribution ofEumicrosoma benefica(Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in Southern Chinch Bug (Hemiptera: Blissidae) Populations

Florida Entomologist ◽

10.1653/024.094.0234 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 94 (2) ◽

pp. 352-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ron Cherry

Keyword(s):

Chinch Bug ◽

Southern Chinch Bug

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Effect of Southern Chinch Bug on Weed Establishment in St. Augustinegrass

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ag282-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 (20) ◽

Author(s):

Curtis Rainbolt ◽

Ronald Cherry ◽

Russell Nagata

Keyword(s):

South Florida ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Chinch Bug ◽

The Relationship ◽

Southern Chinch Bug

SS-AGR-277, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Curtis Rainbolt, Ronald Cherry and Russell Nagata, discusses the results of a study to further understand the relationship between southern chinch bugs and weeds in St. Augustinegrass in south Florida. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2007. SS AGR 277/AG282: Effect of Southern Chinch Bug on Weed Establishment in St. Augustinegrass (ufl.edu)

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