WTOL

Invasive box tree moth found in several more Ohio counties

OHIO, USA — An invasive moth threatening one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties, state agriculture officials said. The Ohio Department of Agriculture ...
Penn Live

Another deadly new threat looms for a top-selling shrub

Our poor boxwoods can’t catch a break. Already threatened by a deadly blight disease and several lesser evils, America’s top-selling shrub is now in the crosshairs of a newly arrived bug called the ...
WLWT

Box Tree Moth quarantine expanded to include southwest Ohio

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 Herald-Mail

Box tree moth confirmed in Maryland with pest found in Fort Frederick State Park boxwoods

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 ...
WKYC3

Ohio Department of Agriculture confirms spread of invasive box tree moth into Cuyahoga, Ashtabula counties

CLEVELAND — An invasive pest that threatens one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties, including Cuyahoga and Ashtabula, state agriculture officials announced ...
The Hill

Invasive moth spreads to new state: Where else has it been detected?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 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. Inspectors ...
WLWT

Invasive box tree moth found in four more Ohio counties, officials say

An invasive insect that has created a problem for one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties across the state.Box tree moths are considered an invasive species ...