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hairy chinch bug

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Also known as: Blissus hirtus
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The hairy chinch bug (Blissus hirtus) is an insect closely related to the chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus), sometimes considered a short-winged variety of the latter. While the chinch bug is a significant pest of grain and corn across North America, the hairy chinch bug is primarily known as a lawn pest in the northeastern United States.12

Chinch bugs are small, black bugs with red legs and white forewings marked with a black spot. They feed by sucking sap from plants. The hairy chinch bug is controlled through proper lawn care, including fertilizing, watering, and appropriate mowing. Wet weather can also help control chinch bugs by promoting a fungus that kills them.21

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