The term chinch bug can refer to a few different North American insects: All three species are in the order Hemiptera, making them true bugs. The term can also be used in the Southern United States to refer to the not closely related bedbugs. ...
(Blissus leucopterus), important grain and corn pest belonging to the insect family Lygaeidae (order Heteroptera). Though a native of tropical ... [2 related articles]
[n] - small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
Blissus leucopterus noun small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains.