meninges. plural of meninx; the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord: the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater. adj., adj meninÂ´geal. Meninges of the central nervous system.tymology: Gk, meninx, membrane. the three membranes enclosing the brain and the spinal cord, comprising the dura mater, the pia mater, and the arachnoid membrane. The pia mater and the arachnoid can become inflamed by bacterial meningitis, causing serious complications that may be life-threatening. meningeal, adj.
If you eliminate the underlying causes of lawn stress, the chinch bugs are less likely to return. Causes of Stress In Turfgrasses. Some causes of grass plant stress include: Mowing improperly: mowing too short, using dull blade. Over-use of nitrogen fertilizer, which stimulates excessive grass foliage growth.
Chinch bug damaged areas often coalesce into large patches of dead, brown grass. The suggested economic threshold for chinch bug is 15 to 20 insects per square foot. Visual inspection of healthy turfgrass bordering the dead turfgrass is one sampling method for chinch bugs. The fast-moving adults and nymphs can be seen scurrying about at the base of grass stems and aggregating in groups.