Defoliation of leaves, brown or skeletonized leaves, webbing, and, of course, box tree caterpillars/moths. For more information and images: https://www.udel.edu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Box tree moth, an invasive species that can devastate boxwood plants, has been confirmed for the first time in Maryland — in Fort ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we approach the June solstice on June 21, the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we're nearing the peak ...

Box tree moths are generally white with a brown border and a white “comma” on each forewing. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. – The invasive box tree moth (BTM) has been ...

Michigan’s box tree moth infestation has spread to a 13th county. The invasive pest is a looming menace of the state’s boxwood industry. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

LANSING — A quarantine to contain an invasive pest has been expanded to include 12 counties in southeastern and central Michigan. Lenawee and Monroe counties already were part of the box tree moth ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development expanded the state's interior box tree moth quarantine Monday. Although not a threat to Michigan’s natural resources, interior box tree ...

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 ...

LANSING, MI – State agriculture officials this week expanded the box tree moth quarantine. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) said the quarantined area now includes a ...

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 ...

As we approach the June solstice on June 21, the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we're nearing the peak of warmth and insect activity. While bees or mosquitos may be a ...