Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are popular evergreen shrubs that are perfect for plant sculpting and are often used to create stunning hedges. However, if you have any of these in your yard, there's an ...

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) — A favorite shrub of homeowners, but a feast for one relatively new invasive species has been found here in the Miami Valley and is already causing damage. Two years after the box ...

Property owners with boxwoods beware! The box tree moth, lethal to the shrubs, has been found in Delaware. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal and plant health inspection service has confirmed ...

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Department of Agriculture officials confirm the detection of the box tree moth in parts of Western New York. Officials say the moth was found near the Canadian ...

The box tree moth, an invasive species from East Asia, poses a significant threat to boxwood shrubs in Michigan. The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually ...

If your boxwood trees are suffering, there could be an invasive moth to blame. Here's how to tackle the problem and save your trees in time.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed Wednesday the detection of box tree moths in parts of Western New York, near the Canadian border in Niagara County.

Twelve Michigan counties have been added to the list of places under quarantine for a bug that can damage boxwood shrubs, state officials said Monday. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural ...

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) — The presence of the Box Tree Moth in Southwest Ohio has prompted a quarantine for areas in the region, including right here in Montgomery County. “When a shrub gets infested with ...

Box tree moth larvae and webbing. Box tree moths overwinter as larvae. Once temperatures rise, overwintering larvae emerge and typically begin feeding in March, continuing until they pupate in late ...

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