Box tree moths are generally white with a brown border and a white “comma” on each forewing. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. – The invasive box tree moth (BTM) has ...
LANSING, Mich., (CBS DETROIT) - If your landscape design includes decorative boxwood plants, the Department of Natural Resources would like you to take a close look for a particular hungry caterpillar ...
The box tree moth is a non-native, invasive insect that has the potential to cause major damage to one of the most popular plants used in our landscape. This would be the different species of boxwood.
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 ...
The box tree moth, an invasive species, has been confirmed in Maryland for the first time — in Washington County. The moth's caterpillars are voracious eaters that can defoliate and kill boxwood ...
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 ...
One of the invasive species the Ohio Department of Agriculture is worried about has been spotted in Ohio. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the box tree moth was found near the border of ...
Gardeners on Cape Cod are warned to be on the lookout for an invasive pest. Barnstable County said in a recent advisory to residents that the box tree moth is damaging shrubs in several Massachusetts ...
Boxwood bushes are all the rage this year, with homeowners across metro Detroit planting them along walkways and property lines. But there's a new insect pest that's threatening to suck the life out ...
LANSING, MI – State and federal agricultural officials confirmed a 13th county in Michigan with an invasive box tree moth infestation. Officials reported that the invasive pest insect was found in ...