chinch


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bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

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This event prompted a strong political reaction that shook the government coalition and caused inter-ethnic crisis among the supporters of the chinch and its opponents.
Other insects such as chinch bugs, mole crickets, grasshoppers, and aphids do not change greatly in shape or form as they grow.
When it comes to the Chinch, however, in terms of advancing specific proposals for the institutional architecture of the 21st century to address such challenges, the authors emulate the rest of us in becoming vaguer in prescription than in analysis.
It has excellent mealybug [Tridiscus sporoli (Cockerell) or Trionymus spp.) and buffalograss mite [Eriophyes (Aceria) slykhuisi (Hall)] resistance, and high to moderate chinch bug (Blissus occiduus Barber) resistance (Heng-Moss et al., 2002).
When the chinch bugs come along all ready to eat up my corn, these little fellows will take care of 'em." He chuckles, "There's nothing a quail likes as much as a chinch bug.
First we had the unfortunate luck of falling into the ever-sweeping radar of Laura Schlessinger, the all-knowing physiologist who practices psychology on radio and TV instead of doing what her doctorate qualifies her for, which is teaching aerobics at Chinch.
In California and the Southwest, chinch bugs can suck the life out of zoysia and St.
Armyworms are an occasional problem, while chinch bugs make their presence very obvious.
The chinch bug, once the plague of pioneer farmers, is making an unwelcome comeback on modern-day corn and other grain crops.
We wait to see if today's church leaders have the will to truly engage this moment in the life of the chinch.
Millard was awarded a patent on a chinch bug plow device.
Chinch bugs have a more restricted diet, as their primary focus is on bluegrass and bentgrass.
Some major employers are back in the market for new office space and the credit Chinch is easing, heralding a possible resurgence in major building and several stalled and permitted projects are poised to re-start.
Other organisms being investigated include two fungi, Beauveria, which kills chinch bugs, and Metarhizium, which causes a fatal disease in white grubs.