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chinch bug
noun
: a small black-and-white bug (Blissus leucopterus) that is very destructive to cereal grasses
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False chinch bugs Very small — usually less than a quarter-inch long — and brownish gray.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
There also is the chance that chinch bugs caused the bare spots.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2023
After the sod begins to root down in three to four weeds apply the chinch bug control.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
Products still giving chinch bug control include Arena and Dylox lawn insecticides.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021
Warm and dry conditions favor chinch bug population in lawn.
—Brittany Trang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021
Delay the chinch bug control until after the sod is becoming established.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
The chinch bug symptoms are similar but occur in the hottest, driest part of the lawn.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 11 June 2020
That fungus is active only in cool spring weather, so treatment would only be needed in April or May. Some people make the mistake of applying that fungicide for other problems, including gray leaf spot, brown patch and even chinch bugs.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 9 Jan. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
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“Chinch bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chinch%20bug. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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chinch bug
nounˈchinch-
: a small black-and-white bug that is very destructive to cereal grasses
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