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 ...

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 ...

A moth whose caterpillars can destroy the leaves of box plants is likely to become more common in north-east England, experts ...

Gone. Maybe not in 2025, but certainly in the next year or two. The predator is box tree moth and it is coming to a garden near you. Boxwood plants are perhaps the most widely planted evergreen.

Box tree moth larvae and webbing. Box tree moths overwinter as larvae. Once temperatures rise, overwintering larvae emerge and typically begin feeding in March, continuing until they pupate in late ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the box tree moth originated in East Asia, and it's become a big problem. Local Arbiter Jeremy Hertz, owner of Family Tree Doctor, said the bug can ...