What Are Chinch Bugs? Chinch bugs are small insects which live in the thatch layer of your grass. They are black with white patches on their wings that can resemble an “X” on their back and they grow to about 1/5” long. Adult chinch bugs will hibernate in the winter. They lay their eggs in leaf sheaths or they push them into soft soil and other protected areas. Females can lay up to 300 eggs under optimal conditions. These eggs hatch in 10 days and the nymphs become adults qu

The weather has been so wet and cold this spring (if we can call it that, really), that we are suspecting that Red Thread Disease will be a greater issue for homeowners in Bergen & Passaic Counties in New Jersey and Orange & Rockland Counties in New York. What Is Red Thread Disease? Red thread disease is a fungus that affects turfgrass when there are moderate daytime temperatures, cooler nights and high moisture. The fungi live in the soil and thatch layer and feed off the gr

At Lawn A Mat, we’ve been making lawns beautiful in Bergen & Passaic Counties in New Jersey and Orange & Rockland Counties in New York since 1961. We’ve done thousands of lawns in these areas. What is Thatch? Thatch is a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems and roots that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn. Your lawn needs up to 1/2” of thatch because it’s a beneficial part of your lawn’s ecosystem since it provides