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 ...
Pictured are plants that have been damaged by the box tree moth as well as webbing that is typical of a box tree moth infestation. There have been recent reports that a box tree moth has been found in ...
An invasive pest is targeting boxwood shrubs, and it has now been detected for the first time in Virginia. Box tree moth caterpillars feed directly on the leaves of boxwood shrubs and can completely ...
State inspectors have detected the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, in Frederick County, per a report from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. VDACS inspectors had ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in the Commonwealth: the box tree moth. Inspectors ...