Blissus insularis

Blissus insularis
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B. insularis
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Blissus insularis
Barber, 1918

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. [3]

  1. ^ "Blissus insularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Blissus insularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ Reinert, James A. (15 September 1978). "Natural Enemy Complex of the Southern Chinch Bug1 in Florida2". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 71 (5): 728–731. doi:10.1093/aesa/71.5.728. ISSN 1938-2901.