Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boxwood has been a fan favourite of landscape and garden enthusiasts for decades. It is hearty, stays green all year, can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—The Ohio Department of Agriculture is issuing a quarantine for six area counties to contain the spread of the invasive box ...

Boxwoods are the most common evergreen shrubs used by most landscapers. And this invasive insect is out to get them. How to ...

State officials announced a quarantine for six southwest Ohio counties to help contain the box tree moth, an invasive species. The quarantine follows similar measures in New York and Michigan in 2023, ...

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 ...

One of the greatest benefits of working in a gardening and landscape business is knowing there are many great, dependable plants we can offer our customers. Plants that will flourish, be considered ...

Steve Castrogiovanni, an arborist and landscaper, says three key issues in our region are impacting boxwood shrubs. Leafminers, which are little flies that burrow through leaves, and boxwood blight, ...

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 ...

Adult box tree moths generally have white bodies with a brown head and abdomen tip. Their wings are white and slightly iridescent, with an irregular thick brown border, spanning 1.6 to 1.8 inches, 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 ...

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 ...