noun
- a small destructive bug that feeds on grasses and grains
- a bedbug or similar small biting insect
Usage: informal
Examples
- The chinch bugs destroyed most of the wheat crop this year.
- Farmers use pesticides to control chinch infestations in their fields.
- The lawn was damaged by chinch bugs during the hot summer.
- She complained about chinches in her hotel room.
- Chinch bugs are particularly harmful to corn and other cereal crops.
- The exterminator found chinches hiding in the mattress seams.