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The chinch bug is not related to the bed bug, but took this name on account of producing a similar smell to that of bed bugs when crushed. [3] These bugs tend to gather on sunny, open patches of turfgrass. Due to their small size, chinch bugs are hardly noticeable, so they become problems, since they are considered pests that feed on stems of ...
Blissus is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, [2] commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. [3] The species B. leucopterus, [4] B. occiduus [5] and B. insularis [6] are important pests of cereal crops and turf grasses in their different ranges in the United States.
Blissus insularis, the southern chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is found in North America and Oceania. [ 2 ] The southern chinch bug is known to be a pest due to its feeding on St. Augustine grass .
The term chinch bug can refer to a few different North American insects: Blissus insularis – the southern chinch bug; Blissus leucopterus – the true chinch bug; Nysius raphanus – the false chinch bug; All three species are in the order Hemiptera, making them true bugs. The entire genus Blissus of which there are 16 species in North America.
Lasiochilus pallidulus is a species of true bug in the family Lasiochilidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. [1] [2] [3] It is known to be a predator of eggs and early instars of Blissus insularis. [4]
Cavelerius saccharivorus, also known as the oriental chinch bug, is a small Asian true bug in the order Hemiptera and family Blissidae. [3] It feeds by sucking the sap out of the stems of grasses and grass-like plants, including rice plants and sugarcane .
The Blissidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), comprising nearly 50 genera and 400 species. [2] The group has often been treated as a subfamily of the Lygaeidae but was resurrected as a full family by Thomas Henry (1997). [3] The adult insects are elongate, typically four times as long as broad, and in some species, up to seven times.
Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]