Hairy chinch bug
- Pronunciation
- /HAY-ree chinch BUG/
- Category
- Taxonomy
- Singular
- Hairy chinch bug
- Plural
- Hairy chinch bugs
Definition
A species of chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus hirtus) that is a pest of northern turfgrasses.
Etymology
From the hairy appearance of the insect and its association with the common chinch bug.
Example
The hairy chinch bug prefers cool-season turfgrasses like creeping bentgrass and fine fescues.
Related Terms
Usage Notes
The term 'hairy chinch bug' is used to distinguish it from the subspecies B. leucopterus leucopterus, which is known simply as 'chinch bug'.