Nowadays, avoiding bugs such as the common chinch bug can be quite a difficult task. The chinch bug can be found in a variety of places and are usually tough to get rid of. However, learning exactly what they are and how you can eliminate them will make it easier to completely terminate them from your life. It is advisable that you also take the time to learn exactly how you can also prevent them from coming back once you have gotten rid of them. Chinch bugs in lawn can highly damage the yard’s grass, so it is important that you learn how to get rid of them.
What is a Chinch Bug?
Chinch bugs are frequent pests which appear in home lawns. KEEP READING

Granary Weevil

Granary weevils are insects that have been a major worldwide pest for centuries. They will infest homes in the cooler climates and in the United States, they may be evident in homes above the middle regions.

Biology and Description

Granary weevils go through a complete metamorphosis which means they will enter all stages of the insect life cycle including egg, larva, pupa, and adult. In a kernel of grain, the granary weevil will lay an egg in the hole that it bore and then seal the hole. If all conditions are favorable, a female granary weevil can lay more than 200 eggs in her lifetime. Only after a few days, the egg will hatch and the larva will begin to feed on the internal portion of the grain until they emerge from the grain itself. Granary weevils go through 4 larval instars before they go into the pupa stage. This takes about a month ranging from 20-35 days. Pupation happens inside the kernel of grain and takes about 5-16 days. They will emerge as an adult and adults will live for about 7-8 months. For an entire life cycle to rotate, it takes only a few months and can be as short as just one month. There are several generations of granary weevils that will overlap in one year. Adult granary weevils can be distinguished by their reddish-brown or almost black color. They are about 3-5 mm long. They can also be distinguished by their pits or indentations in their thorax and elytra (hardened outer shell that covers their wings). Wings are present and greatly reduced so they are not able to fly. Like many other species of weevils, the granary weevil will have an oval shape and their heads will elongate into a snout or beak. The snouts of male granary weevils are wider and much shorter than that of females. KEEP READING

Slug control is a 4 step process which will consist of identification, sanitation, physical removal, and also the application of necessary pesticides. It is important to get rid of slugs because if they invade in large numbers, they can be detrimental to plants that are low to the ground and particularly greenhouse or glasshouse plants and mushrooms.

Identification

Identification is usually accomplished when you are observing during the night when they are the most active or by observing their slime or mucus trails that they leave behind. You can follow the trails back to their nesting area or harboring area and locate the slug itself. KEEP READING

Slugs are most commonly known as snails without shells and are best characterized by the slime they excrete. They are not known as very “beautiful” creatures by many, not only because of their physical attributions, but because they can be pesky garden pests. They are ground dwellers that will feed on a variety of plants in the garden and may be especially harmful to mushroom plants.

Reproduction and Physical Recognition
Slugs are hermaphrodites which means that they will have both the male and female reproductive organs. Because they have both these organs, cross fertilization will be the most common way they reproduce. If there are extreme conditions and they are unable to cross fertilize with a mate, slugs are able to fertilize themselves. KEEP READING

Recently, we’ve been noticing that there has been a huge outbreak or swarming of relatives to the common stink bug. These bugs don’t look similar to the common Brown Marmorated Stink Bug that many homeowners find, but just like their relatives, they do give off an odor and they also have tendencies of swarming in mass numbers. Concentrated in the southeast region, Kudzu Bugs or commonly known as Brown Lady Bugs, have begun to look for a place to find shelter for the winter which means it is time to protect your homes!

Kudzu Bugs in America

Just like their relatives, the Brown Mamorated Stink Bugs, Keep Reading about Kudzu Bugs