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Have been in TV for 10+years. I have St Aug grass. I have already had to resod 3/4 of my lawn because of chinch bugs and thatch problems. This year it is happening again. I'm trying a different approach this year. I hit the internet and found a business selling liquid dethatch. I have purchased one bottle and am waiting for results. In the meantime, I found one of those web sites where the master gardener has his own recipe for dethatch. I am collecting the ingredients, have purchased a 20 gallon hose end spray bottle from Ace Hardware, and, in a very short time I intend to spray the entire lawn. In the interim my lawn service is advising me that the yellow and damaged spots are due to the cold winter. Maybe so, but if they are not able to correct my problems I intend to tell them to find some other customer willing to let them ruin a lawn. And, goodby to St. Augustine grass. I had a St Aug lawn in New Orleans that was to die for. Here in Florida it appears to just be a big banquet for Chinch Bug Kingdom.