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.
Many gardeners are taking stock of their box plants. First they were infected with box blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola); ...
Box tree moth, an invasive species that can devastate boxwood plants, has been confirmed for the first time in Maryland — in Fort Frederick State Park in western Washington County. The Maryland ...
Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are popular evergreen shrubs that are perfect for plant sculpting and are often used to create stunning ...
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 ...
The boxwood plant on the left is healthy, green and web-free. The boxwood plant on the right is dead or dying from box tree moth caterpillar damage. The invasive caterpillars feed on the foliage and ...
As temperatures warm, now is also the time of the year where insects start to make their appearance. Box tree moths are one of those insects that you're more likely to notice in the spring. They are ...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the first detection of an invasive insect pest, the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), in the Commonwealth.
Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...
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