Box tree moths overwinter as larvae. Once temperatures rise, overwintering larvae emerge and typically begin feeding in March, continuing until they pupate in late April to early May. The good ...
An invasive pest that chows down on boxwood plants is expanding its range. The quarantine area is being extended to include ...
The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and hairy ... Caterpillars produce webbing and hide among leaves and twigs as they feed or pupate. They also consume the bark of twigs when few leaves ...
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 ...
The caterpillars are far easier to identify ... for a distinct silk webbing that is housing the pupa. If you spot signs of the box tree moth on your plants, you should immediately report them ...
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 ...