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 ...

Dear Neil: I was told in mid-summer that my lawn had Take All Patch and that it should not be treated until it was cooler. It has continued to spread, and now it looks like I may have lost big parts ...

The southern chinch bug is a highly damaging pest for St. Augustinegrass, often causing patches of dead grass in sunny, dry areas. Homeowners can identify an infestation by visually inspecting 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 ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about pansies, crape myrtles, gardenias, philodendron and dealing with chinch bugs and unwanted mushrooms ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently confiscated live poultry, tropical fruit and 100 live chinch bugs in two vehicles attempting to cross from Mexico ...

DEAR NEIL: We have St. Augustine and there are dead spots appearing in several areas. They always are in full sun. Our sprinkler guy thinks it’s a fungus. What do you think? Dear Reader: This is ...