We are having a problem with chinch bugs throughtout our town. The birds are digging up the lawns and green spaces searching for this food source. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
Gena Fowler
Town of Hampton
Canada
What to do about a Chinch Bug Problem
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http://www.environmentalhealth.ca/chinch.htm
Use a strong vacuum cleaner like a Shop Vac. Vacuum the target area including a 2 foot buffer in all directions. Vacuuming gets rid of the adults, nymphs and eggs. Sound too easy to be true? The head of Wolfvilles Parks Department, David Slabotsky, reports they have found this method to be 100% effective with no further follow up of any kind.
More suggestions here (Canadian site).
I suspect the birds and other natural processes will eventually take care of the chinch bugs...mother nature's way of dealing with an insect outbreak.
Norm Ruttan
President
iWasteNot Systems
Canada
www.iwastenotsystems.com