House Digest on MSN

Invasive And Harmful Pests Your Boxwood Tree Might Be Attracting

Some of these harmful pests cause severe damage via brown, blistered, or swollen leaves, while others lay eggs that ...
House Digest on MSN

What Every Gardener Should Know To Stop The Box Tree Moth In Its Tracks

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If your gorgeous boxwood (Buxus species) hedges are suddenly ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

This invasive insect is a big danger to boxwoods in Ohio. How to keep yours safe

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.
Livingston Daily

Have a boxwood in your yard? You need to check for a moth infestation

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 ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Invasive insect spreads to 4 more Ohio counties, destroys shrubs. Meet the box tree moth

The box tree moth has been confirmed in four more Ohio counties, the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 25, two in Southwest Ohio and two in the northeast. Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga and ...
WCPO Cincinnati

Invasive boxwood moth arrives in Cincinnati, killing popular landscape plants: How to prevent it

CINCINNATI — An invasive pest has arrived in Cincinnati and is starting to kill boxwood shrubs around the Tri-State, threatening one of the most popular landscaping plants in the region. The box tree ...
The Hill

Invasive moth spreads to new state: Where else has it been detected?

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 ...