This invasive pest targets one of the state's most popular landscaping shrubs, and it's spreading across Ohio. What to know ...
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.
An invasive pest threatening one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four additional counties. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has confirmed the presence of box tree ...
A local city is warning people of box tree moths and caterpillars that have impacted many landscapes this summer. The City of Centerville issued the warning on both social media and its city website.
The box tree moth is native to East Asia and poses a major threat to boxwood shrubs, a staple in landscaping and a key part ...
New sightings of the invasive box tree moth confirmed in four more Ohio counties, posing risks to local horticulture.
The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and hairy, with black stripes and white dots. They grow to about 1 to 2 inches. Adults are white with a thick brown border on the wings and are active at ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — We have a new invasive insect to look out for: the box tree moth caterpillar has made its way into Virginia. Alejandro Del-Pozo, Assistant Professor of Entomology at Virginia ...
WINCHESTER — The invasive box tree moth has reached Winchester amid its spread across the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
Boxwood is no more. Gone. Maybe not in 2025, but certainly in the next year or two. Boxwood plants are perhaps the most widely planted evergreen. There is hardly a home garden that doesn’t have at ...
A local city is warning people of box tree moths and caterpillars that have impacted many landscapes this summer. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The City of Centerville ...