Before becoming the box tree moth, the invasive pest starts as a very hungry caterpillar. The box tree moth quarantine area in southern Michigan.

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 right is dead or dying from box tree moth caterpillar damage. The invasive caterpillars feed on the foliage and leave behind webbing and frass (sawdust-like insect excrement).

Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than ...

Box tree moths can wreak havoc on your perfectly-sculpted boxwoods, but there are ways to stop the infestation and keep these notorious pests from spreading.

Only the Box Tree Moth caterpillars will defoliate the plants. These insects can produce up to five generations in a season; they reproduce fast. They are controllable.

Box tree moth caterpillars are green and yellow with white, yellow, and black stripes and black spots. Adult box tree moths are nocturnal and have white, slightly iridescent wings, with an ...

Jeff Mitton Natural Selections A caterpillar transforms into a colorful moth with a heavy body about 3 inches long and a wingspan of about 4 inches. Against a brown background, the wings and body ...

The invasive box tree moth was discovered in Lapeer County through a trapping effort; federal agriculture officials are checking around the perimeter of the 12 counties already under quarantine ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has expanded its quarantine for the invasive box tree moth to include Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont counties.

The boxwood plant on the right is dead or dying from box tree moth caterpillar damage. The invasive caterpillars feed on the foliage and leave behind webbing and frass (sawdust-like insect excrement).