Plan long trips for evening hours if possible. This too shall pass. Their life-cycle is about four weeks. May Lawns are growing quickly and are quite inviting to the insects that feed on grass. Keep a close watch on your lawn because many pests are very small.
Chinch bugs start from an egg and hatch into tiny, red insect with white markings on their back.
These insects are very hard to detect without close examination of the grass. As they mature, the adults turn black with white markings on the wings. Chinch bugs are a serious pest of St. Augustinegrass. Use Dursban, Diazinon or Orthene as chemical controls. Follow label directions.