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A closely related species is B. insularis, the southern chinch bug. The name of the chinch bug is derived from the Spanish chinche, which refers to the bed bug and is in turn derived from the Latin cimex. 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]
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.
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.
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The bugs lay eggs (which resemble a small, gray waxy mass) in sheltered areas in October through December. ... The adults will then remain active until winter, according to the Ohio Department of ...
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.
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 .